I remember how sad her deep black eyes looked. “Please don’t leave me” silently screamed from the blank stare she was giving me. But there are bonds you cannot simply break. She will continue to be my mother.

“People can’t just simply live”, said my father with his distinct English accent. ” You need a purpose. Find your dream, find something to fight for. Something that gives you drive, that makes you want to wake up every morning. Be responsible, be the leader of your siblings and your family who wants to see you succeed.”

Its not about being selfish. Its not about ambition. Its about love, about desire it is. I made a choice. My choice. The choice to move on, to take a chance and obtain a better education, and although it feels like time is not passing and anxiety will take over me, I know everything is worth the wait. After all, in between goals there’s life, and its meant to be enjoyed at its fullest, day by day, minute by minute. A life which I’m hardly working for. For my future years and for my family and relatives, which I hope are there to celebrate my accomplishments with me.