Friday, December 22, 2006

How far would you go?

Sorry, I've been handed a new assignment. No nicknames this week. But I'd like to pose a question. Hypothetically, of course, how far would you go to escape your life? Would you beg, borrow, and steal to try for a better life for yourself? This new case, hypothetically, has brought a lot of questions in my mind. Would you put your trust in a stranger to get you across the border? Would you sell your possessions? What about your body? I find myself looking down on people in poor situations because I think that they could make a better life for themselves if they tried. Maybe I think that because I know that I would do whatever it took to get what I wanted. Then I think...how far would I go. Would I sell by body for some money? Would I steal for food? Maybe. Then the cop in me kicks in. And I think how wrong it is. But what if ...? So I ask you, how far would you go?

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