To my beautiful daughter,
Today the body of a boy washed up on shore. He was a little older than you are now and my heart was crushed. To think of the fears and terrors his parents faced to brave that perilous journey tears me apart. To actually live it? Well words can simply not comprehend the horrors they faced.
My darling girl, you are sleeping peacefully by my side and I am crying as I write this. The thought of losing you is unbearable and I can not even begin to comprehend the pain that little boy's family is feeling. But it is not just him. People are losing children, husbands, brothers, sisters etc... in the name of war, persecution, terror and as human beings we must all try our best to protect them.
My little angel, I hope by the time you are old enough to read this you will be looking back at our history proudly and saying my relatives, ancestors helped those people in their moment of need, they provided for them, cared for them and helped them to rebuild their lives. I hope you do not look back with shame. Sadly there will always be those people who will turn a blind eye.
My beautiful girl, I promise you that I will always love, protect and guide you and that is a promise every parent makes to their child. Unfortunately due to powers beyond the control of those loving, devoted parents those promises are sometimes broken. In that circumstance we as humans must promise each other to help, care for and protect each other from terror, persecution and violence.
I really hope you are reading this with pride and should you ever face a humanitarian crisis you are there to help. I also hope we never suffer the fate those desperate people face and finally as a mother, I hope to never suffer the loss of you, my child, my love, my reason for being.
I love you so much, be a good person, do what is right and help those who need it.
Love your adoring mother xxxxx
