What does this mean?

I recently sent out a letter to some of the VeraSage fellows that read:

I'm not going to give you any background about this, such as where I learned it, or in what context.I just ask that you read the entire article, and watch each video from the Washington Post.The article is a bit long, but very well-written, and incredibly enlightening, giving each of the videos context.What lessons do you take away from this?

This has generated some very interesting discussions internally.I'd love to hear from everyone else what they make of this?