When the easiest way to feel safe is offering help to others
3,360 views · Published 13 January 2018 · 3:02 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics
What does belonging mean to Akhil Sharma, an American who immigrated from India? Offering help to another opened him up to the realization that the world is greater than himself. Sharma, an award-winning novelist, professor at Rutgers University and New Yorker contributor, offers his humble opinion on opening up to understand the experiences of others.
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