Dear Editor,
Sometimes when a teachable moment appears one has to make use of it, especially in these politically charged days.
Yesterday a young man asked me if I knew the meaning of the word symbolism. I did not recognize that word, so I asked him where did he read it. He said it had something to do with Donald Trump and Manafort. After wracking my brain (my phone was in my car) I told him not to quote me, but I believe the word he wanted to know about was “symbiosis”. I gave him UD as an example: Two different people living close with each other for the advantage of both.
When I got back in the car I looked up the word and the definition given is “a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups.”
I hope that that gentleman reads this and compares it to what I explained to him.
Russell A. Simmons
