La Voz de Galicia – May 28, 2021 →
I think that many of us cannot imagine their lives nor the reasons that make them risk their lives to reach a country where the hope to get ahead is not especially encouraging. Today it is Ceuta, yesterday it was Arguineguín, but those images of those who struggle to find a place where their fundamental human rights will be respected are universal images. These are stories that repeat themselves all over the world, that tend to be told from a single perspective (that of those who escape, of those who arrive), many times without being able (or willing) to see the suffering that exists behind these same stories.
I think that many of us cannot imagine their lives nor the reasons that make them risk their lives to reach a country where the hope to get ahead is not especially encouraging. Today it is Ceuta, yesterday it was Arguineguín, but those images of those who struggle to find a place where their fundamental human rights will be respected are universal images. These are stories that repeat themselves all over the world, that tend to be told from a single perspective (that of those who escape, of those who arrive), many times without being able (or willing) to see the suffering that exists behind these same stories.
It is clear that the present situation is not sustainable, and that the solution does not fall to a particular side, but it is also clear that we know little about the human beings starring in this chapter of our history, we know little about the lives and the problems that push them to take such risks. And even though we may not solve the desperate situation present in many of the world’s frontiers, perhaps we can contribute something by simply listening to the reasons that push them to bet on an uncertain future with their lives.
