Gosh, in driving to Sacramento today, my main thought was: there are a lot of us. Between the Bay and the capital, you pass through several cities spaced out over 120 miles. Thousands of people live in these places.

And the way of life changes as you pass through. It’s different in Livermore and Tracy than Stockton, which differs still from Sacramento or San Jose. We envision a united strategy against climate change or war or poverty, and I do believe that’s possible, but when you drive 100 miles away, you see how daunting that challenge is.

We can achieve unity around the most important issues that affect us all, because we all want the same things in the end; health, wealth and happiness for ourselves and our tribe. We just need to recognize that although we might be one very large tribe, our diversity is astounding, and beautiful.