A Safe Place In America

Imagine walking down the street. Ducking every five minutes. Wincing when you hear the bush rustling. Constantly looking around for threats. This is the reality for so many people around the world. They wake up not knowing if they will be able to come home. Sometimes it happens because of civil war, political unrest, or gang violence. I am so fortunate that I can walk around without the fear of violence. I have safety. That is what goes unnoticed in my life as well as in the lives of many others. I take it for granted. I can live a happy and safe life without the fear of prosecution or death. Just about 20 miles from me, lies the neighborhood of Englewood, in the South Side of Chicago. It is one of the most dangerous places in America. Many innocent people are caught in gang fire or robbed constantly. A lot …show more content…
I am simply blessed to be born into a well- off family in America. I could have been born into a Syrian household in Aleppo. I could have been born into a house in the Gaza strip. I could have been back in my parents’ old home country, Pakistan, a place which is not very safe at all, but I was born into a safe place and that is an amazing thing. Safety is so important. It is what allows you to feel complete and fulfilled. It allows you to do your daily tasks and just live your life. Safety seems like such a simple, unnoticeable thing, but without it, life can be impossible to live. I believe that safety is so crucial to life and that we don’t even realize it. I hope that my family and I can be more cognizant of how safe we are. I always try to make my wealthy off suburban friends realize how blessed we are that we are safe. It is important to me because so many people I know live in unsafe places and it is hard for them to do simple things every day. It can take a toll on one’s mental or physical health or academic performance. We take so many things for granted. It is amazing that some of life’s most important things go