My name is Lizeth
By Lizeth, written at LEI with with Jovenes en Accion, Cleveland Council on World Affairs
My name was given to me 16 years ago by my mother and father. It has a beautiful meaning that not many people know. I think that every name has a reason why it is given, and my name is special. Most of the people add a “b” between the z and e. I really love how it sounds. Before I was born, my mom was about to lose me. She prayed all day and night and my dad worked so hard every day. I think God heard their prayers. I was born for a reason. I came for a reason, for a mission, and I will make it. The meaning is “the chosen and loved by God” and that’s why I know that I have to make something with my world, my community, and with my life. If you change the name, you change the meaning, you change my life.
Lizeth
Age 16
Preparatoria Hermanos Flores Magon
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico