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  • 6/25/2025
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00:00Dear Mother, I think of our last embrace and last goodbye.
00:10My dreams are ahead, but my heart is forever with you.
00:14The future, a frontier of new prospects, modern technology,
00:19and the exciting unknown await on distant shores.
00:22Ahead lie freedom and hope, hope of success.
00:27Freedom to forge my own future, of their new lives here.
00:32Many recount tales of unbridled opportunity, fortune and abundance.
00:37Others tell sagas of misfortune and tragedy, crime, corruption and lawlessness.
00:43The trials we suffered at home have hardened my resolve.
00:47We know of the despair that famine, poverty and persecution can inflict.
00:52In this unprecedented era, the pendulum can swing from prospect to turmoil in a moment.
00:58Life in this new land can be challenging, yet inspiring.
01:02My hands, that once worked the soil, now craft metals in futuristic machinery.
01:08I'm not the only one searching for a new life.
01:11And the city each avenue joins towering factories, staggering innovations and hopeful workers.
01:18The tiring work, long hours and crowded cities provide unbridled opportunity.
01:23They represent a stark shift from the way of life back home.
01:28I often hope for simpler times once again.
01:31Stories of opportunities out west, new jobs, unlimited land, unimaginable wealth,
01:37have convinced me to stay, to plan, to aim for the frontier.
01:42I look ahead to the horizon through a gilded lens.
01:46This is my destiny.
01:49A gilded destiny.