To those who’ve left home behind

Your story isn’t just written in the places you can no longer return to. It lives on in the memories of

peaceful fields where the sun rose, in streets where your laughter once echoed, and in homes filled

with the warmth of family and tradition.

Circumstances may have scattered your footsteps across distant lands, but your story didn’t end

when you crossed the border.

Your roots run deeper than geography ever could.

Your strength is shaped not only by the hardships you’ve faced but also by the beauty you carry with you:

— the songs of your childhood still humming in your heart,

— the values your family passed down that quietly guide your steps,

— and the courage you discovered when life gave you no choice but to be brave.

Where you are now might feel unfamiliar, sometimes lonely. But remember, who you are has been

shaped by both love and hardship—and there is something powerful and unbreakable in that.

Don’t forget where you came from. Not because it should hold you back—but because it reminds

you how far you’ve come. Because tucked within those memories is a resilience that will carry you

forward.

Your story isn’t finished yet. There are still beautiful chapters waiting to be written.

And to those who meet someone carrying the weight of loss and hope in their eyes—pause for a

moment. Listen. Offer patience, kindness, and warmth. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give one

another is to simply see each other.

Not as strangers.

Not as burdens.

But as fellow travelers on this unpredictable road of life.

With love and hope,

Lucy