I have 2 beautiful kids, and I am a single parent. I have been incarcerated for 4 years and a lot more to go, but I would like to add that this is not the end of the world. For those who feel it is, there are a lot of positive things to do in here. I spend most of my time learning new things, like drawing and improving my language skills, and I am proud to share that I just finished my high school diploma. I am looking forward to getting a college degree. I believe life has a lot to offer. Just keep up! I’m 29 and I grew up in Mexico. I came to the U.S. in 2015. My mom told me a story once that I would like to share. One night, I was having nightmares about all the hard things I have gone through in my life, and I woke up feeling sad. So I prayed to God and asked him: Lord, I am grateful for giving me life and your blessings, but I want to know where you have been in my hardest times, when I needed you? I don’t understand why you allow bad things to happen to me. Please show me where you have been, or why you decided not to be with me at those moments. Then God allowed me to see my timeline in life, and I noticed two sets of footprints, but in the hardest moments only one set of them. So I asked God, why weren’t you with me in those moments? Then God said it was me carrying you along. So my advice is we have to take the good with the bad. Sometimes things get hard, but maybe not as bad as other people. We never know. So smile when you are sad. Love what you have and acknowledge what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. But learn from your mistakes and never regret bad experiences. People change and things will go wrong, but life continues. Thank you for listening to my voice and giving me this opportunity Humans of San Quentin.
God bless all of you, brothers and sisters.
Love and Respect.
