The Human Race By Lidia Noemi Aguilar Essay - 1334 Words

We the human race live on a system of chain reactions where people and choices effect our lives. Choices that not only weigh on personal lives but also on the lives around that life. As a good friend of mine has said â€Å"We do not sin in a vacuum, our choices effect everyone around us.† Lidia Noemi Aguilar grew up in a financially unstable home. Her parents choices affected her life even when she no longer lived with them or even around them. Noemi lived in a financially unstable home, learning that as a life style but wanted to change not only for herself but because of her family. Growing up Noemi’s father had a well-paying job as a welder, she says â€Å"At that period of time I do not remember wanting anything†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Noemi has 5 siblings 2 sisters and 3 brothers. At seven years old Noemi’s father was asked to take a job as a pastor in Washington state. Even though they had asked him to take that job, he was paid under half his wage because the church considered him young. He was 30 years old. After that all the kids had to take jobs she was 8 years old working in the field and going to school. Once a month she got about 25 cents of her pay enough for a candy, though most children might complain for more, for Noemi it was exciting and she looked forward to it, she felt like a â€Å"big girl† buying her candy with her own money. She does not know how much she was actually paid for her work in the field. When she was 13 her father had finished his pastoral job in Washington and had another