You know I was just thinking of a friend of mine and his story along with that of my own family just makes me think that America truly is the land of opportunity and that you can make it here whether you’re Black, blue, brown, or green. Here is his story:
My friend Diego arrived in Rio Vista California around 10 years ago from Peru. When his family first arrived they didn’t speak English and they lived in a barn, yes a BARN, which they shared with several other families as well as some animals. They were field workers. However through HARD WORK they learned english his sister is now a college graduate with a teaching credential and is now teaching Spanish at a public school. He is currently working towards a degree in accounting. The family now OWNS their own home and they have three vehicles. The father does landscaping and the mother does not work at all. Now they are by no means rich but they have a decent life and one important factor I’ve seen is that they never excluded GOD from their lives and that’s what motivated them to work hard.
I mean I see people like this and I look at my own family’s history and I KNOW that you CAN make it in America. Now is it difficult, YES, does racism add an extra drag to people of color making it ALSO YES, but does that mean it can be an excuse to try to steal and kill from others and not do the hard work it takes to make it and wait for government handouts, NO.
Tags: poverty, prosperity, race
