Essay #2 : Tattoos on the Heart

November 15, 2013

 

Dear Mr. Officer,

                  I am writing this letter to show my appreciation it’s my pleasure to say thank you for your courageous services to our country but with all due respect sir I would like to give you an honest advice concerning the declared of your proposed over the radio.  The declared you proposed on the radio was due to identify the most violent gang members and offer services and training for jobs however if they don’t accept the offer they would get the stick. In order to carry on this action I would first recommend to truly think what should be done instead of rushing through this process. There’s three qualities to obtained in this process is persistent, compassion, and nonjudgmental.

The offer you propose reminds me of Gregory Boyle who is a Jesuit priest and the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries. He has run Homeboy Industries more than twenty years, a gang intervention program located in Los Angelo’s the gang capital of the world. The Homeboy Industries is a youth program following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church. This program is targeted to assist gang members such as educational classes, employment services, mental health counseling and legal services.

  In his book Tattoos on the Heart he tells stories of gang members he got to befriend with and had a chance to have a relationship of friendship and love. Gregory Boyle had these qualities persistent, compassion and nonjudgmental and more however Boyle was filled with compassion he gave love to all the gang members he met in Homeboy Industries. No matter what you have done he would open up his arms and heart and give you the opportunity to seek better for yourself in the future. Boyle also didn’t tag them as “gang members” he seen them as humans that went through the wrong path and his passion is to help them discover there true path in life.  Although he also seen violence, corruption, and deaths he still had hope in improving their lives for a better and brighter one. This is known as persistent in worst situation he still believes and doesn’t give up. Of course he lets them come to him when they’re ready to change or he offers them support by Dolores Mission Church.  In the book Tattoos on the heart “Marinate in the God who is always greater than our tiny conception, the God who loves without measure and without regret “ Boyle Marinates in God allowing him to give him strength and compassion towards others because God loves us no matter who we are as humans.

If or not believe in God there’s no reason to ignore that we need to have compassion towards others allowing us to support others with love and not a “duty” work. We all are humans no matter our background, race, or sex. God send us to this world to love why do we see violence and hatred? Well we as humans allow evil to take over are souls and be corrupted by our environment and in order to change our self’s we need to have compassion in us.

In conclusion I advised to spend those $10 million dollars wisely such as I said in this letter. Let’s go in George Boyle path and follow his courageous actions. I only ask for compassion and in compassion there's answer for our questions. what's there's to loose if we allow of self's to give love unconditionally like God who gives us love and doesn't forget us, were the ones who forget him.

 

Sincerely

Maria Villalobos