I heaved a long sigh after listening to Edi’s story. I turned to look at each of the youth sitting silently at the living room. Some were pretending to hold their glasses or fiddle with their hand phones and the others looked dumbfounded, unsure of their thoughts.
I did not say anything. It is enough for me that people would be able to listen and hear this story one day. I only know that to change a person or even a community is not as simple as throwing dice. They are the ones who have to find their own path. To get to that path, they need information and enough knowledge to make a sound decision. As knowledge is the light, even if it is only as bright as the lights of the fireflies, it will still be meaningful to those whose lives are covered by the dark.
* bang — brother
** iwak peyek — a type of cracker
