Yesterday, after interviewing Esther, she asked me if we could speak "heart to heart." My camera was off, and her church's camera was rolling:
It's obvious Esther has very strong convictions--so strong, she is willing to tell someone, face-to-face, what she's really thinking.
After the interview, I left Strong City with a deep sense of awe at the human condition.
I wondered about Esther, and what it must have been like growing up within her church. She told me she's been with the Lord Our Righteousness Church since she was six. She turns 25 on Sunday. She's known the remote desert surrounding Strong City for many years, far away from tall buildings, paved roads, 7-11's, shopping malls and movie theaters.
Our lives completely different....
I grew up a latchkey kid, raised by hardworking parents. I had my daily dose of after-school specials, Nintendo, Slurpees, typical boyhood mischief and grass stains on my knees. I am the product of several public school systems. My life and beliefs influenced by my friends, teenage enemies and yearbook crushes.
Today I still play video games (I'm not ashamed), text message friends and family, watch rated R movies, and drive on the freeway daily.
I see Esther's world as foreign, different, incomprehensible--but it's her life and she was born into it, like I was, in mine.
I feel comfortable in my world as does she--and that's something I can relate to.
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