This second piece from Gaza is by Hour, and part of the “Light throught the Darkness” collection. For more details on the Writers Matter project, please see here, here and here.
In a world filled with pain and unanswered questions, there is always a ray of light breaking through the darkness, giving us the strength to carry on.
From Gaza—under siege, among ruins—I write these words to speak of the light that never dies within us, no matter how heavy the darkness becomes.
I do not write from a quiet place, nor do I live a normal life.
I write from a place where everything seems ready to collapse: walls, schools, dreams—even childhood itself.
But despite the darkness that surrounds us, there is a small light that lives deep inside me—a light that ignites my heart when sorrow tries to extinguish it.
That light is not something seen with the eyes. It is faith that lives within us, the hope we cling to when all doors close, the smile we draw even while in pain.
It is those moments when we help each other, when we comfort the tired, when we give from the little we have, and keep walking as if nothing hurts.
“Light through the darkness” is when you open your book during a power outage and decide to keep studying because you believe in your future.
It’s when you console a mother who lost her child and whisper, “He’s safe in heaven now.”
It’s when you rise from the rubble, put the broken pieces back together, and smile because you survived.
Gaza taught me that light doesn’t always come from outside—it grows inside.
In the heart that refuses to give up, in the eyes that have seen too much yet still seek beauty, in the call to prayer during an airstrike, in the smell of bread despite the shortage, and in the laughter of a child who only knows he wants to live.
Darkness is not the end—it is a test of how strong our light can be.
The road may be long, but we will walk it, carrying our light in our hands, lighting our steps, and sharing its glow with others.
From Gaza, from the heart of pain, we write, we dream, and we love—because we believe true light cannot be defeated, even by the deepest darkness.
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