Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Who were they?

"Li Jia, a resident of Guanjianao, found her and picked her up. When she was found, she was wearing a light-colored and flowered cotton-padded outfit. She had a round face and thick dark hair. There was a bottle left with her, as well as a bag of milk and a small cloth bag containing several sets of clothing."

I have been reading all of BoBo's information again, and I have been wondering who the people are who touched her life in those early days. Who was the woman (or man?) who desperately wanted her to be found and taken care of, despite their own inability to do so? Who dressed her one last time, packed her milk and her clothes , and what were her thoughts while she was doing it? Was she crying? Was she scared? She obviously thought this was her only or last option she had, to leave her beautiful little baby girl, barely a week old, in a place where she would be found. Did she wait in hiding until she knew her daughter was safe? Does she still wonder today what happened to her little girl?
And who is Li Jia? Is it a woman or a man? What were her/his thoughts when he found the little baby, all bundled up? I imagine him or her talking to her sweetly, stroking her soft, dark hair. Did Li Jia ever wonder if she/he should keep her? Was it hard for him/her to turn her over to the authorities? How did this encounter change Li Jia's life?
I have so many questions, and no answers. All I know is that someday BoBo will want those questions answered, because they are part of her story. I hope that we will have the wisdom to talk to her about all of this, to ease the pain of her abandonment, and to make her feel loved and secure.
Hang in there, little girl! Summer will be here soon!

Uebersetzung:www.chinagirlswitzerland.blogspot.com/2007/04/wer.html


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Diese Fragen sind wirklich da! Eine ehemalige Schulkollegin beschrieb ihre eigene Adoptionsgeschichte so:
mein Leben ohne Anfang. Sie sagte damals, dass sie so glücklich sei mit ihrer neuen Famlilie (sie war 17 Jahre alt), dass sie den Anfang eigenlich nicht wissen will und lebte so mit dieser Geschichte ohne Anfang. Aber vielleicht erfahrt ihr ja auch noch mehr über diesen traurigen Lebensstart, wenn ihr in China seid oder alle Unterlagen bekommen habt.
liebe Grüsse
Hanna