Lebanon's Independence Day by Yasmine Berjaoui

Lebanon’s Independence Day

Its Lebanon’s 73^rd Independence Day, and we should be getting attached to our grounds more and more every single day.

It’s where we come from, our roots, our home, our family, our freedom, our environment, our sky. It’s our war for peace and safety, our victims, our sacrifices, it’s our country, and it’s the only place where we belong.

No matter how much we travel, what we see, what we hear, what we feel, everything will always lead us to our beloved country, our only home.

Sure, we are going through a lot, but we can make Lebanon a better place. You say it’s dirty, filled with garbage, whilst you’re the one who’s making it worst, who isn’t recycling, who’s littering, and you keep on saying you want to live somewhere else, anywhere, anything is better than Lebanon. Well, you can’t be more wrong, because you and the rising generation, you and all of Lebanon’s youth; you are the only hope for Lebanon.

We can change; we can be the change we want to see in Lebanon. We are Lebanon.