A Good Decision

When I tried to write about my life, I felt embarrassed because I couldn't understand English well or speak and write it properly. Then I asked myself a question. How will I get out of this darkness and ignorance? I want to know how to have good relations with the community.

I want to be a useful man and do something positive. All this will only be possible if I go to school and I don't care if anybody laughs at me.

Many troubles in my life, yesterday and today, pushed me to improve my education. Watching the movie, "Hurricane", contributed to my determination. This film was made from a book written by Ruby Carter. It is his biography. Carter was in jail for over twenty years, a victim of false accusation. In jail, he studied very hard, and then he published his book. Three young Canadians, one teacher, one accountant, one architecture student and a boy from the U.S.A., Lezra Martin, struggled for a long time to get Hurricane Carter released from jail. Finally he was freed.

This book helped me decide to go to school, to study with perseverance and to work towards my goal. Education allows us to break the chains that hold us as slaves.

I always remember this wise statement: "A man or woman without an education is like a garden without flowers."

By Jorge Berrios Pardo
A Chilean boy with 70 years experience