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Why can't we all do things with nothing in return? Wouldn’t that be a lot more liberating.

When I watched myself talk about the transition period between leaving my home country Lebanon, and moving to the US, I could hear my voice choking in the background... All of a sudden, you are no longer under mom and dad's wings, surrounded by their love, and protected by their system... All of a sudden, it is you, yourself, and you. Most and if not every immigrant would have a special memory for the time when they first moved to a new country. The moment where home starts to get a new definition. The moment where the American Dream turns into the American Reality! In the beginning of that period, it is incredibly foggy, busy, noisy, and genuinely painful. It...

I paused in the hallway for a second and decided to go back to the safest spot in the house; on the couch next to my dad, to scroll through my phone in peace. This calm; for the most part, environment was shaken by one incident: someone knocked the door out of nowhere! 

Life is short. Naturally, the least we can do is accept our shortcomings. We are only human.

Maraseel is just like me, simple, sincere, and spreads joy…It is the legacy I will leave for my three beautiful girls; a message full of hope, connecting with others, and spreading kindness in the world.