Hugo's World

Yesterday I decided to ride my bike for a little while along the lake here in Toronto to get back to my routine post ice hockey injury of last April.

On the way back I saw along the way 3 people in a tent who welcomed me for a talk as a friend and we interchanged ideas. They were protesting against a government policy that targets our environment and the quality of life of many aboriginal communities in the province.

When I shared my crypto scam story with them I felt a unique support and compassion, then one of them shared her experience on residential schools, a terrible genocide that thousands of aboriginal survivors unfortunately are currently coping with alcohol, drug abuse and suicides due to the nonsense of bringing people to christian values instead of this thousands of them were abused and traumatized by a system that didn’t value human rights.

During this unique chat, I also shared the story of my homeless friend Randy who inspired me to move forward sharing my story and promote mental health awareness and I realized that we typically judge others without opening our hearts to many who suffer in silence with depression, mental illnesses, etc.

Being honest with myself sharing my challenging experiences and how resilient I am makes feel that inspiring others is a unique sense of care for this world, I may not changed the entire world but if I can change one person it means an entire world.