Two Lego blocks gave me hope in my country's crisis
In August 2020, Beirut was devastated by one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in human history.
Still in shock, I was one of the young Lebanese who took to the streets in the days following the blast to clean up the capital city. Block by block, we pushed the rubble aside with our bare hands.
I found two Lego blocks trampled in the dust that I still keep on my desk -- in part because they remind me of our stolen childhoods, but also because a Lego is famously hard to destroy. The resilience of this small toy has for me become a symbol of the determination of Lebanon's next generation.… Seguir leyendo »