Our visit to PSCORE People for Successful Corean Reunification was very humbling. We listened to the experiences of a young North Korean defector who escaped the poverty and subjugation of her childhood to seek freedom and opprtunity in Seoul. While her journey was perilous, it seems like there is still a hard road ahead for such a young person setting forth alone. Supported by the PSCORE, her church and financially the Korean government, she is busy studying, learning English and aspiring to a university education. It speaks to her determination to seek a better life, but ultimately she spoke of her desire for freedom. I couldn't help but reflect on how much our freedom is taken for granted in countries like Australia. Freedoms like the power to choose the direction our life will take, where we live, our faith, to travel, are expectations that we don't even question. Today I was reminded that freedom should not be taken for granted and that we have a responsibility to support organisations that work for ensuring the basic freedoms that we enjoy in Australia. As educators we have an important role to play.
Tracey
No comments:
Post a Comment