00:06Dear Mother, I think of our last embrace and last goodbye.
00:11My dreams are ahead, but my heart is forever with you.
00:15The future, a frontier of new prospects, modern technology,
00:20and the exciting unknown awaits on distant shores.
00:24Ahead lie freedom and hope, hope of success,
00:28freedom to forge my own future.
00:31Of their new lives here, many recount tales of unbridled opportunity,
00:36fortune and abundance.
00:38Others tell sagas of misfortune and tragedy, crime, corruption and lawlessness.
00:44The trials we suffered at home have hardened my resolve.
00:48We know of the despair that famine, poverty and persecution can inflict.
00:52In this unprecedented era, the pendulum can swing from prospect to turmoil in a moment.
00:59Life in this new land can be challenging, yet inspiring.
01:03My hands, that once worked the soil, now craft metals in futuristic machinery.
01:09I'm not the only one searching for a new life.
01:12And the city each avenue joins towering factories, staggering innovations and hopeful workers.
01:18The tiring work, long hours and crowded cities provide unbridled opportunity.
01:24But they represent a stark shift from the way of life back home.
01:28I often hope for simpler times once again.
01:32Stories of opportunities out west, new jobs, unlimited land, unimaginable wealth,
01:38have convinced me to stay, to plan, to aim for the frontier.
01:42I look ahead to the horizon through a gilded lens.
01:47This is my destiny.
01:49A gilded destiny.
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