Here in Mexico we have a saying that goes “working like a black man”. We use it to imply an insane amount of work to obtain something which is out of reach.
The origins of the phrase are obvious: the experience of the African slaves once they had gotten to the New World beginning 500 years ago. Up to this day we often use it when we had to work hard to get something.
Now that Obama has the least desired job in the United States, it holds a new meaning for me. To work so hard for a job that has the potential to break him as a human being is something I can only imagine about at this moment. He is the one we all look up to save us from the abyss.
Following his example, I’ll work like a black man to give my son the life he deserves. I’ll work hard for something guaranteed to break me if I let it.