10 August 2009
Working it out.
Posted by nico under: Life as we know it .
Yesterday, I met a young mother who was completely blind and her five children. All of her children were under eight years old. They worked together more like adults than children to help their mother and the youngest siblings navigate the public transportation system. It was beautiful the way they rallied together but it was heartbreaking at the same time. These were good kids who had been thrown into the realities of life far too early by no one’s fault. It was just the card these kids had been dealt.
Sometimes this life is so heavy and I can’t seem to get out from under it. That sounds so selfish because here I am just an onlooker and these kids live it daily. Their responsibilities don’t allow time for them be children.
Still, sometimes when I meet the families I wonder if there is something more I should be or could be doing. There is so much pain and struggle in this world, and I wonder if I’m doing enough to ease it.
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