My Identity Is My Strongest Obstacle — Illegitimate Child of The World
Please take a bite, a sip, and a breath for me.
You are lucky because you are reading this story. You’re lucky not because this story is great; not because you have access to the internet; not because you have a smartphone or a laptop; not because you have the English knowledge to read and understand this story.
You are lucky because you can see and read by yourself.
Life is worthwhile when you are living the dream. Perhaps, your dreams are also someone else’s dreams too. Your life is a dream of someone who gave it all but still could not achieve their desires.
For sure, achieving dreams has obstacles. My strongest challenge in achieving my dreams is my identity.
It took time before I realized my biggest sin. The sin of my identity. My identity crushed my dreams.
I’m holding the world’s weakest passport — according to Henley Passport Index — but I have a dream of traveling and experiencing countries around the world.
Unfortunately, traveling from my country is more difficult than any other country in the world.
And, the main cause of this challenge is my identity.
I am an illegitimate child in the world. I am not allowed to experience the world easily.
“Geography Is Destiny.”
— Ibn Khaldun
But still, I have visited 9 countries, 7 of those in Europe. For those who are experiencing the world as global citizens, let me bargain with you.
Whenever you’re eating new food, having a new drink, and visiting new places, please take a bite, a sip, and a breath for me. Besides yours, it is my dream too.
