Jun20

on world refugee day.

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Sin-documento 483 – Imyra (Brasil)

caravans where people are forced to leave their homes with almost no belongings

and to walk to other places without any certainty of what they will find

on the way or if they will get to a better place.

 

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“it is the obligation of every person born in a safer room

to open the door when someone in danger knocks.”
* Dina Nayeri

*At age eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother and lived in the crumbling shell of an Italian hotel-turned-refugee-camp. Eventually she was granted asylum in America. She settled in Oklahoma, then made her way to Princeton University and Harvard. Dina is an  novelist, essayist, memoirist, and short story writer. She wrote the novels A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea and Refuge, along with The Ungrateful Refugee, The Waiting Place, and Who Gets Believed

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    So haunting and powerful. Thank you for sharing these vital words and reminding us of our shared responsibility in times of crisis. May we always keep our doors—and hearts—open. 🌍

    If you’re drawn to heartfelt stories of motherhood, resilience, and everyday hope, feel free to visit my blog Twin Chaos & Toddler Giggles or connect on Instagram @twintales2025. 💗

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  7. Thank you, Beth. For eye-opening impact of being document-less, I recommend reading The Death Ship (if you haven’t already), by B. Traven (author of Treasure of the Sierra Madre). As I recall it was a bit hard to get into, but well worth the effort.

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  18. Sigh… Many people have always looked for a better life. Now the planet is so overcrowded, it’s worse than ever.
    The whole thing of life on this ball makes no sense to me at all.

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