The present
big wave of migrants in all continents should not be a novelty… It has been
growing and taking the present shape for a long time.
Its reasons
are not clear, because there are many and they are very complex. The solutions
are also not clear; as in any system, many times a solution can become cause of
another reason…
By seeing
these people leaving and fleeing their places to go somewhere else, I cannot
stop thinking this is the real mirror of human civilization.
So,
although we measure our success as how close we are to send someone to Mars or
how wonderful is a new car model, these people scream in the ears of our
conscience that there is something wrong going on. Very wrong.
What can I do
about it? As an individual, I start checking myself and looking for those
reasons – those same reasons that make people leave their places. They are as
human as I am and if they are scared by something or have been suffering from
something, it is possible that is also within me…
Perhaps I am
not hungry, but the way I eat may become a problem for Earth at some point. I don’t
think I am afraid of people killing me because of the way I dress, behave,
speak or think; but discrimination is hovering over my head and I must learn
how to deal with others without hurting anyone.
In this
way, I eat a little less, a little better, or I am able to smile for a person I
wouldn’t smile before. It is a small contribution, but for me is a big step to
clean our shared mirror.
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