Reading “Altruism” by Matthieu Ricard. In Chapter 11, he discusses how individuals and some communities helped Jews and others fleeing the Nazi’s. In France in the Village of Chambon, the village saved and hide more Jews than the number of people who were actually villagers. He author notes that the people learned that “from the refugee’s point of view, closing your door to someone is not just a refusal to help, it’s a way of harming the person. Whatever your reason for not helping a refugee, your closed door puts him in danger.” On July 4th, lets stop and consider what this country stands for.