On 21st July I joined my friend Bel her husband Stan, their children and friends to support the hurting mothers and the children of the illegal immigrants who are living in separation from each other.
The innocent children don’t deserve to live in deep anguish and wonder why? and what caused the separation. Those in power should focus and do whatever it takes to close the loopholes in the system than making children pay the price for the decisions parents made.
There have to be a wiser, civilized, kind ways to create a healthy balance.
The feeling of being isolated from the only world they know is devastating to the fragile minds, who are at the mercy of unknown; a different world. Intense emotions of separation anxiety cause deep scars! Few lines of a famous song come to my mind.
“There is a tear in your eye! and I ‘m wondering why? For it never should be there at all”.
So many caring people walked the walk to send a message of LOVE while hurting parents graciously offered the supporters cool water with a warm smile during the long walk began at Iconic McArthur park.
Their attitude of gratitude gave us spiritual energy to make it to the finish line in the extreme heat that afternoon.
Who could relate to their pain better than our family had to live on 3 continents in separation because of inhuman cruelty of few lost souls? We know because we walked the desert In their shoes.
Miraculously we had a second chance to reunite, but the anxieties and the confusion caused during the separation left deep scars! Deeper than the permanent visible scar on my face.
After we got reunited I remember the moment my daughter said to me. “Mama I wish you fed me only coconut and rice and kept me with you.” I replied to her, “Shirlene I wish it was that easy,”
Couldn’t hold the tears filled my eyes, turned around to hide the fears of losing her again because of my misunderstood intentions.
She couldn’t understand but the choices were made for us.
It was a very uplifting experience to see caring people gathered together raising their voices on behalf of the tormented children who were fearful, and unable to express the grief and sorrow of separation.
Families belong together! Children need nurture, compassion, and understanding; certainly not punishment.
Divided we fail the world! Mother nature ! ‘U” Universe!