Daily News | What has love taught you? Three lessons from locals
Love — four simple letters humans have been trying to define for centuries. The Google search, “What is love?” brings up 14,250,000,000 results alone. There are lots of answers, and many of us are trying to make sense of them.
Although this diverse group of 33 children lives in north Philly, most have arrived in the last years from Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Brazil, and Guatemala. What amazes Ludovici the most is their ability to “live through very traumatic things, and yet remain so kind, unfiltered, and willing to be there for each other.”
Raúl and Lilia Ayllón met in their native Pachuquilla, Mexico, at seven years old and immediately disliked each other. Time apart and puberty changed that. At 15, Raúl was climbing a fence to fetch his soccer ball when he saw Lilia playing with her friends. “She is going to be my wife one day,” he thought.
Under different circumstances, perhaps he would have said no, but they had just discovered a baby was on the way. “We had this idea of the American Dream and thought it was the best decision for our family,” Raúl said. “We didn’t know how it worked and thought we would be back together soon,” Lilia added. But, the reality of immigration procedures is much complex.
Desperation took over, and he made a decision he regrets to this day: Lilia and the kids were to cross the border undocumented. “I was scared, but you can only bear to hear your children cry for their dad so much, and I missed him,” Lilia said. That December, Lilia and their four kids— ages 10, 9, 5, and 1 — attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border three times.
But Marty had a secret. He was in love with her. Out of respect for her relationship, he put his feelings aside and became friends with the boyfriend as well. Two years later, he served as the best man when the couple married.
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