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“For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own…
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Conor Maynard,17. My new jail-bait crush.
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I decided to watch this documentary two nights ago after tossing and turning in bed for about an hour; best late-night decision I’ve made. It profiles the journies of determined children migrating across Latin America in hopes of making it into the U.S. They are children as young as 9 who are traveling alone to make it to their families, and others who are escaping the perils of a torn household to build better lives for themselves and those who depend on them. Some only make it through their journey by simply imagining the peace that awaits them if they suceed;while the dreams of many are sadly cut short by death and disappointment.
This doc really struck a chord with me because I am the daughter of immigrant parents. It never fails to amaze me how they describe their journies to freedom with such vivid emotion—as if they can taste the strife of their sacrificies as they recount with clsoed eyes. My mother tells me that she still dreams of the day she made it to U.S soil; the wave of relief and anxiety and curiosity that flooded through her as she took her first steps into a new life for her and my sisters. It’s easy to take every-day things for granted, like technology and the last 20 dollars left in your bank account after a crazy night out, when it’s so easily accessible to us. Whenever I catch myself on the brink of a petty complaint, I remind myself that there are far more vast problems in this huge world we live in, and at that very moment there are children— like the ones in this documentary— who are sacrificing their lives for a taste of freedom.
You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. ~Ray Bradbury
Grab a glass and let’s begin.
