If your family has given up everything (and lost loved ones) for your sake—would you just walk up an leave to pursue something else?
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
When your family was separated by a raging war, and when they’ve lived and died for a better future for you, so that you can come to America …
Would you leave everything? Or stay behind?
Previously: “Trusting those who shouldn’t trust”
(Part 2 of 3 with John Badal)
In this episode:
“Everybody makes a lot. But the cost of living is also quite high.”
“And I'm also looking for a different quality of life. One with less stress. And looking for a place that is more politically in line with my inclinations.”
“Our country now is so divided.”
“People are almost afraid to talk to one another so that we're not offending one another.”
“We could have chosen places in Central America, Latin America, Europe, and United States, but …”
“It's liberating to walk away from that.”
“We chose this one place where we want to spend the rest of our lives.
