Uncle Brodie, the local community sage, offers insights for living a fulfilled life. He expresses faith in the possibility of people from various backgrounds living as a loving, mutually-supportive community. Expressing a father's love, Uncle Brodie provides clear strategies for social and community improvement overall. Through his own simple science experiment Uncle Brodie believes he has discovered the key to unity among all humanity. His unsophisticated research leads him to conclude that all people are essentially red. Red, he announces, is the color of humanity. And he is convinced that when the people of the world realizes his claim then humanity will live as one family.