La despedida más dura… fue la que lo hizo más fuerte.

In this personal monologue, the speaker recounts the painful decision they faced at age 17 when they left for Israel, uncertain if they would ever see their mother again. Their mother expressed that she would be happiest if the speaker stayed with her during her final years, but also warned that staying out of selfishness would cause deep sadness because it would prevent the speaker from fulfilling their lifelong dream of joining a special unit. The speaker reflects on this conflict between familial duty and personal ambition, ultimately choosing to pursue the dream, reasoning that they will eventually die anyway and that it is better for the mother not to be left without a child and for the speaker’s dreams to endure after the mother’s passing. The narrative emphasizes the bittersweet resolve to honor the mother’s love while not abandoning one’s own aspirations.










