This man has never...

Felt awe in a forest.

Laughed at himself,

Read a book for fun,

Worried about making ends meet,

Volunteered his time,

Asked for help,

Stood up for a vulnerable person,

Apologized for a mistake,

Shed tears over a poem,

Loved a pet,

Brought his lunch from home,

Had to take on a second job,

Struggled to please an employer,

Changed a lightbulb,

Cooked his own breakfast,

Started a conversation with a stranger,

Admitted failure,

Cared for a sick person,

Helped a neighbor,

Sang around a campfire,

Offered his seat to an older person,

Bought groceries,

Stood alone in a stream fishing for dinner,

Gone on a road trip,

Sacrificed for others,

Stayed silent rather than lie,

Sat alone in peace,

Taken a Sunday drive,

Complemented an unattractive woman,

Thanked a server,

Emptied the dishwasher,

Acknowledged someone’s superior skill,

Done without,

Felt ashamed,

Allowed someone else to be strong,

Taken food to a grieving family,

Waited his turn respectfully,

Returned a shopping cart,

Pumped gas,

Given a buck to a homeless person,

Waited on hold,

Flew  on a tire swing,

Donated anonymously,

Hiked in the mountains,

Waited for a bus,

Grew a plant from seed,

Sat in a museum studying a great work of art,

Asked for a raise,

Read a book to a child,

Stayed in the background,

Flown in the coach section,

Stressed over a job interview,

Forgiven a slight,

Asked for nothing in return,

Ran barefoot on the beach,

Let something slide,

Splashed in a puddle,

Searched for a parking space,

Bought his own socks,

Waited weeks for a medical procedure,

Struggled to pay a bill,

Stepped back for someone to enter first,

Offered help to a disabled person,

Been humble,

Waited in a long line at an amusement park,

Bit his tongue though he knew he was right,

Wore hand-me-downs,

Ask for his rental deposit to be returned,

Checked out a library book,

Worried about a medical bill,

Worked for minimum wage,

Stood in line at DMV,

Made cookies from scratch,

Sat in the cheap seats,

Skipped a stone,

Watched a hummingbird at a feeder,

Comforted a crying child,

Accepted an apology graciously,

Allowed someone to go first in line,

Included a stranger in a group conversation,

Used a restroom in a fast-food chain,

Weeded a garden,

Given a hand-made gift,

Helped out in a grammar school classroom,

Sat in a crowded emergency room,

Wrote a thank you note,

Changed a diaper,

Bent down to smell a flower,

Changed a tire,

Scolded himself for being too harsh,

Given up his share so others could have some,

Offered a welcoming smile,

Gone to the post office,

Been proud of a new used car,

Watched ants move a pebble,

Allowed someone else to win a game,

Taken a child to a Disney movie,

Shared leftovers with a  neighbor,

Been moved to tears by a orchestra,

Thrown a stick for a dog,

Carried groceries to the car for a busy mom.

So, the question is, why would we think he understands what Americans need?