Women are 50 % of the world and gave birth to the other half... we are the world
Our Children
Sometimes I get so frustrated coz I want to do so much more, I want to DO so much..but cant-given geographical location n finances...so I do what I can, and make plans for hopefully going to Gaza/Palestine within year...inshallah...
One thing I overlooked however-was the effect of teaching my children and taking them to protests, writing letters etc...
It dawned on me the other day when Angel-who constantly talks about Palestine -Gaza and wants to wear kuffiyeh to school to show her love n support-asked me if we could help the children in Gaza who were sick or had no parents..she was on the PC, googling Palestine and came across a site where you could "adopt" a Palestinian child with monthly donations--she wanted to "adopt" a brother or sister with her allowance...
i sat and listened to her, and thought,---these are the seeds we are sowing--our children...a generation of lovers, not haters or fighters, but children genuinely concerned and feeling the hurt of others and wanting to help and be involved...
As I look at her room and our apt filled with drawings, paintings, she has done about Palestine, the books she gets from the school library on Palestine-I think-this is an 8 year old child...
wow
she is more conscious than most of our leaders...
and i think, maybe this is a part of change-our children, our future-who will not tolerate such things now-or when they grow up...they will have heart and love-and perhaps with enough of our children in a new generation of leaders...this tragic dire genocide-will not happen again....inshallah...
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Comment by Zahra on March 6, 2009 at 9:29pm - Yes never again, but first we must stop what is happening NOW!
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