In the second section (Chicago) of Baracks' book, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Heritage marks a learning experience for Obama. Obama launches with determination into his new job as a community organizer. Its specific role includes mobilizing local churches of all backgrounds, political and community representatives, but it faces a wall of cynicism. Of the many lessons he learned, the most drastic would be learning to move toward the center of people's lives by communicating with them and his faith change. Obama decides to become a community organizer with a promise of redemption. While Obama tries his best to succeed as a community organizer, Marty realizes that he is only focused on his job. Marty noticed he has no friends and suggests living outside of work. “Marty suggested I take more time off and build a life outside of work. His concerns were professional, he explains: without personal support outside of work, an organizer lost all perspective and could quickly burn out. (Obama 188). Obama realized that Marty was right: the people Obama met in his work were generally older than him and already had outside lives. He also realized that in his free time he was mostly alone with a book. Obama disregarded Marty's advice, as the friendship between him and the leaders was beginning to strengthen. After work he would go out with them and have a good time. “It was in these moments, when familiarity or weariness dissolved the boundaries between organizer and leader, that I began to understand what Marty meant when he insisted that I head to the center of people's lives." (Obama 188). Obama recalled a few stories with some of the people he worked with and realized that every day the leaders taught him something new. For example, he recalls a conversation he and Ms. Stevens had while waiting for a meeting to start. Obama knew she wanted to make some changes at a local hospital, but wasn't sure why, since her family appears to be in fairly good health. Ms. Stevens informs Obama of a situation that occurred when she was younger. She almost lost her sight due to cataracts. Ms. Steven's health almost caused her to lose her job. Through hard work and keeping her illness away from her boss, she saved enough money for an operation..