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A child grows up watching the same struggles, hearing the same conversations and witnessing the same patterns of life. Before that child is old enough to ask what else is possible, the boundaries of the world have already been drawn in their mind.

A young girl may grow up believing that finding a man, becoming pregnant and starting a family is the only future available to her. A young boy may believe that the only life waiting for him is to farm, ride an okada or repeat the struggles of the people before him.

There is nothing shameful about farming, riding a motorcycle or raising a family. These are valid parts of life. The tragedy begins when a person believes they have no other choice simply because they have never seen another possibility.

Sometimes, the prison is not where you live. It is what you believe is possible from where you live.