The Audacity of Hope

To leave everything behind takes more than courage.

It takes hope.

Hope that things will be better. Hope that the struggle will be worth it. Hope that someday, you won’t feel like an outsider.

Because no one uproots their entire life—leaving behind their language, their history, the streets they knew by heart—without believing in something bigger than fear.

Hope is what makes a mother take her child across a border, not knowing what’s on the other side.
Hope is what makes a student stumble through a new language, knowing they’ll be laughed at along the way.
Hope is what keeps an immigrant working toward a future they may never fully get to enjoy—but their children will.

And maybe that’s the bravest kind of hope—the kind that isn’t about you at all.

Because for immigrants, hope isn’t just a feeling.

It’s a decision. It’s a risk. It’s a leap of faith.

And sometimes, it’s the only thing that keeps them moving forward.