My dad growing up did not have an easy home life. His mother passed away when he was around the age of ten, and his father did not care about him whatsoever. He was always moving around from house to house, and his family could sometimes not afford the bare necessities one needs in everyday life. He had three sisters, but all of them were they were 10, 12, and 14 years older then him, so he never had the guidance a child needs from an elder. The moment he graduated high school, he moved from Bergenfield, New Jersey to Huntington Beach, California. He knew he had to get away from his father and start a new life on his own. After living two years in Cali, he came back a different more mature man. He realized he had to become more mature to make it in this world, and by living by himself, with almost no income, he figured out how to survive and become a better man. He moved back to Bergenfield, met my mother, and the rest is history.
To me, I find this comparison very similar. Both men left the place they knew best for a place where they hoped to achieve "nirvana". I feel that without this move, my father would have not become the man he is today. To me, he is a great role model and a hell of a father. Would he had been the same man, had he not moved, i would say no probably no, but with that move he was able to leave all of the ill-treatment he suffered in his old town, just like Malcolm, and was able to go to a place where he could get his life back on track.
Below is a post of what a Hajj exactly is. It is a sacred event for all people of the Muslim religion. It is celebrated once a year and about 2.5 million people a year attend it. It is truely amazing to me how so many people can gather in the same place at one time, and all be their in unison. Every single person is there for one thing, to worship their god Allah.
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