It does not matter where you are at the moment, go out there the way you can and find people who want to walk with you. But you are alive inside so keep that energy you have, save it for the future, and grow it with other likeminded people. There are people who are 80 years old and all they have brought to the world table is destruction, offense, hate, emptiness, superficiality, and other negative things. You are only 22 years old but you have already a vision and a personal roadmap to pursue such vision. What counts is the strength we have inside our soul and the courage we develop by walking our paths. This last does not smile at everyone in the same way but an Arab friend of mine, about 10 years ago, has said to me that we are born different but similar somehow. Who are we without any courage? We are passive people who throw away their existence, their chance to breathe the world, and their possibility to live life. But I take the initiative to write a few words to let you know that you are not alone in this world that seems losing its humanity in many different ways. I do not know how your eyes look like, I do not know where you are now, and I do not know if you can read my comment to your beautiful blog. Read about Ayham and Basel’s picture-taking on Voices of Youth Read Salam Al-Nukta’s story about Syrian resilience on the Voices of Youth blog Read Gaby’s original post on the Voices of Youth Arabic platform. I will be one of the young Syrians who dared to dream and I will tell anyone who reads my post, if you have the will, you will find a way.Īs long as I am alive, I will keep on dreaming. I will take my energy and strength from the earth, I will let positive energy drive me forward to achieve my dream. Earth doesn’t depend on what stops it, it depends on what keeps it going: Energy. Whenever I feel lost, I remind myself that earth is always spinning round and round no matter what happens.
I dream of being a photographer who shows the sadness and the happiness that my country and my people go through – by taking pictures that tell the whole story. I wish to transmit reality through my pictures, to deliver the truth with all of its aspects, hoping that I can inspire others. The truth is like a three-dimensional image of reality, it is reality in all its aspects. Even if living in war is difficult and a nightmare which buries every dream, every wish, and breaks every heart.Īs a young Syrian, I’m struggling to achieve my dream of telling the truth through taking pictures. It’s proof that you deserve to live this life. The thrill of life doesn’t exist unless we dream and seek to achieve our dreams.ĭespite war and difficulty, the strength of a dream is an adventure and a challenge itself. I would have never been able to do that without courage – courage to dream. But I choose to brighten the hearts of the world through the light in my heart. A gunpowder that wants to douse any light that would illuminate our way.
I make a life for myself in a world where the gunpowder tries to suffocate us with fear and darkness. This is the stage where you decide what you want to be.Īs a young Syrian, living through the Syria crisis, I chose not to sleep in the dark and let monsters haunt me. And at this stage of your life, you can decide whether you will be strong or turn away from life, whether you want to fight or hide.
You write the storyline of your life and make memories while you are young. Only those who are so strong or those who have nothing to lose are courageous. In my opinion, courage is a very difficult thing. I want to explain each word in detail so that when I talk about myself you will understand who I am. This is the topic I want to discuss before I discuss myself.
“To have the courage to dream despite war is where life starts.”