What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. What lies behind me? Expectations, curiosity, sorrow, pain. What lies ahead of me? Lightness, darkness, I do not know. What lies within me? Hope, joy, confusion, love, the kids...
I'm back home in Edwards- mixed thoughts and emotions still running through my head. I think about the kids every single minute of every single day, I wonder if they're thinking about me. I want to see them again, but I want to be with my family too. I trust that they're using the clothes line, that they're going to use the now planted vegetables, that they're going to take care of Lola the pig, that they're going to use their running water, and that they love us. I love them with all my heart, I never want to forget them, and I never will. To make it so at least one person can breathe a little easier, to truly change someone's life, it really stays with you.
Even though they're on the other side of the planet right now, I will never stop thinking of them, never stop loving them. Every time I look at the moon I'll think, "That's the same moon Niron has seen." or, "I wonder if Srey Tok has ever looked at that star."
Thank you everyone who has supported me in anyway. Whether it be saying, "Good luck!", buying a hat, donating money, or actually taking me to Cambodia- thank you, thank you, thank you. Because some things in the world change on their own, other things we have to change ourselves..
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Emerson
