A Dandelion: A Short Story
Aspiration, the journey from desire to possession through a breathing-taking fear that the goal may never be reached, but in most cases it’s the goal that diminishes the fear. It diminishes the fear merely into a Dandelion seed that one day will float in the air. Take Angela for example, she grew up in a small village in South America with a mouth full of dreams and an ocean filled with overgrown seaweeds that were hungry for the light that her dreams emitted* from her own eyes. Her dream was to become a famous writer, but when her parents could not provide their family with basic necessities, Angela had to leave school and find a way to help support her family. When every turn seemed to lead more into a worthless cause, she came across an opportunity that promised Angela the ability to work and continue her education. At
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that time, that was what Angela had longed for. Something that would accommodate her needs and benefit her family. Unfortunately, that opportunity turned her dreams into hard labor and that subsequently killed any aspirations she had left for living out her dream to become a famous writer.
The opportunity was an open door to human trafficking and a closed one to any reality she had before entering this world. Angela’s story may be as tragic as it gets, but it’s more than that. Her constitutional right was ripped away from her hands when she was forced to work for a family that neglected her basic needs for living. Many people couldn’t imagine a world that does not implement any constitutional rights. That’s why as a nation, efforts need to be made to combat human trafficking. With that in mind, this nation needs to realize that human trafficking in the United States is a growing industry and it’s destroying communities and expanding gang activity, but society can drastically reduced the amount of human trafficking through public awareness and government intervention. As one continues to enlighten their mind with the facts about human trafficking, they will also understand the many problems, cause, and solutions that human trafficking embodies in this
nation.
that time, that was what Angela had longed for. Something that would accommodate her needs and benefit her family. Unfortunately, that opportunity turned her dreams into hard labor and that subsequently killed any aspirations she had left for living out her dream to become a famous writer.
The opportunity was an open door to human trafficking and a closed one to any reality she had before entering this world. Angela’s story may be as tragic as it gets, but it’s more than that. Her constitutional right was ripped away from her hands when she was forced to work for a family that neglected her basic needs for living. Many people couldn’t imagine a world that does not implement any constitutional rights. That’s why as a nation, efforts need to be made to combat human trafficking. With that in mind, this nation needs to realize that human trafficking in the United States is a growing industry and it’s destroying communities and expanding gang activity, but society can drastically reduced the amount of human trafficking through public awareness and government intervention. As one continues to enlighten their mind with the facts about human trafficking, they will also understand the many problems, cause, and solutions that human trafficking embodies in this
nation.