Hope is a very powerful thing. Without it, life for some is almost not worth living. I have been very lucky to have been able to travel a great deal, quite often on business but mainly for pleasure. Each time I have visited New York, if I have had time, I have joined one of the many boat trips that take tourists out to see Ellis Island and an up-close look at the Statue of Liberty.
Each time I see Liberty standing guard as she appears to do, I think of the many millions of people, weary and scared as they neared the end of their long journey, seeing her for the first time. Some refugees, fleeing from persecution; some emigrants, escaping extreme poverty and hardship and I think of the hope she must have given them, as they sought a new life for themselves and their families.
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She is a great sign of hope for many! 🙂
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Yes she certainly is. Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Good picture and what it represents.
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So glad you liked it 🙂
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This is a very appropriate entry for this weeks theme. It is a wonderful photograph as well. Good job!
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Thank you for stopping by and for your comments. So glad you like the photo 🙂
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Nice post.
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Great photo. My parents arrived by boat into the New York harbour, ful of hope, with thier dreams and thier children in tow.
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Thanks Maggie, I hope your parents found what they were looking for 🙂
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When I first saw her from the harbor, I thought, “she is really green!”
She is one of the reasons I will always want to return to New York, one of my favorite cities in the world.
Thank you for reminding me to go back….
@))—>>——-
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Thank you, I feel the same way I love visiting New York 🙂
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a perfect post! i remember seeing her on a visit to NYC a number of years before 911. this was followed by a trip to Ellis Island – lots of hope represented by those two places! thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure. I thought Ellis Island was an amazing place, sad and uplifting at the same time somehow.
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And to you, thanks for stopping by 🙂
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As I held my hand across my chest and said the words, “to life, liberty and pursuit to happiness,” my heart bounded like the rest of the 2,900 who shared a common hope and dream. Yes, our dreams echoed that day as one! Beautiful photo…will always take my breath away.
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Thank you so much for your comment, it was so moving. I am pleased that you liked the photo, especially as it means so much to you 🙂
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