Dream of a world which everyone can access their basic needs

According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, food, sleep, and water takes the bottom, the first place, and they are followed by security. Fortunately, I have always been the lucky one who could reach my prior necessities, unlike billions of people. However, I have ever had problems with my second basic need as a human being: security. As a person who was born in the center of Istanbul, I was always a member of drove. I was going to school every day and came back home. I had a very everyday life that many people aspire. Then, the bombing to crowded places started, and immediately the peaceful atmosphere of the city disappeared and left millions anxious, and scared. I remember that my parents didn’t let me meet with my friends in malls or cafes since ISIL was targeting crowded places. My security was in danger, but I used to think that this was normal and that everyone in the world experiences it daily. During the summer of 2018, I had a chance to go to Italy for a volunteer camp that meets people from different European countries. I could meet new people and listen to their stories, including where they live, and what they do. Our night-long conversations opened up my eyes and showed me that the conflicted area I live in does not reflect the normal, and this ongoing conflict should be ended. After that life-changing experience, when I went back to Turkey, I saw no one taking action or trying to change this order of us living in danger 24/7. This laxness of people made me decide to take action and aim to make my city and country peaceful again as its the old days. However, I had to have more information and experience about conflicts to come up with a permanent and effective solution. With this aim on my mind, I decided to go to Israel, the heart of the conflict, to bring a change to the world, while my peers were enjoying their life in Turkey with their families. I dream of a world where every human being can access their basic needs regardless of their sex, race, or religion. I dream of changing this ongoing system of the world, which powerfully oppresses others. I dream to decrease the number of people who are forced to live under those threatening systems with the power of education and my experiences in different conflicted areas.

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