My commitment is daily
In Honduras, too, youth engage against poverty.
In Honduras, as elsewhere, some people are indifferent to their surroundings. They are not affected by knowing that there are families and children who are excluded from society but who want to develop themselves and to feel that they are as involved in the society as we are. We were fortunate to have more opportunities than they have had but they are as capable as we are of being useful to the well being of their families. A sense of poverty pervades the lives of these families in Honduras and of others around the world because we do not recognize their ability to lead a dignified life, based on the respect and implementation of their rights. We deny them the opportunity to be useful men and women for their country.
The violence, disrespect, and denigration suffered by many families in Honduras pushed me to commit myself here, in my community, where all these other problems I mentioned before are evident. I think we must begin to engage with those closest to where we live.
Accompanying these families and street libraries is now as part of my life as the place where I studied, my family, etc. My companions and I make sure to visit these families to give them a helping hand and to support their projects. We are going to meet with them in their homes. I think that the best way for the families to know us and for us to gain their confidence, so that they themselves take the initiative, is for us to suggest an activity that they would like to do and that we could work on and accomplish together.
I am fond of these families and I hope they realize their dreams. If my support and my friendship give them the wings to begin, I’m happy to be a part of this Movement. My commitment is daily, because it is only by taking small steps that we can build a better, more dignified, more noble, more just, and more hopeful world for all those families who feel that it is impossible.
