You know, when you come to the new country, you have to adjust to new language, new environment, learn new culture. Everything is really stressful, and we need help. It's like we need one another. It's not easy, I know that because I used to be like that. I also, myself, is a victim. When the economy slow down started in 2008, I get cut 50%, and my husband get cut 50%.
I used to lose hope. I used to. But thank God, now I have hope. I will not blame anyone and I don't blame anybody, but I don't know what to do. The best thing I can do for all of us -- my family, my friends, my co-workers, my employer -- is pray. I pray. I pray every day as long as I can, because I know that everybody's important.
Sometimes I'm thinking that I'm not a good worker, that I cannot get jobs for the people. I see all these things that happening around the world, I don't know tomorrow. What's going to happen tomorrow? I don't know. I may go to sleep tonight and don't wake up, and so I say, "Okay, God. Thank you for today."
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