Sit With Faith
As Americans we allow and rely on external motivations to guide our lives. Undocumented immigrants, by virtue of leaving their loved ones, customs and possibly losing their lives in the process, sit in a space of faith with their decision to migrate. At times that is all they have. They put one foot in front of the other and have faith that their journey and destiny does not belong to them. They surrender it to someone, or something, bigger than themselves. That kind of faith can help anyone purge himself or herself of the paralyzing reality of fear.
Envelope Filial Piety
Derived from a Chinese ideology, filial piety means to have respect for your parents and family elders. Undocumented children are perhaps the biggest teachers of this lesson. They fiercely work at bettering themselves and their circumstances, particularly via education, to honor their parents’ sacrifices. By extension, the act declares that you are respectful, loyal and dutiful. It shows that you in turn can have the same reverence for your friends, loved ones and country.