Is it worth it to give up everything you have at home and sacrifice one or two generations to emigrate overseas?
I cannot speak for all immigrants on this question.
But I can share my family's immigration story, and I hope it can give you some reference.
As the saying goes, when people go to high places, water flows to low places.
Presumably, no one wants to see that after spending a lot of time, energy, and money, life is getting worse and worse.
We break through barriers and migrate from home to overseas in order to provide a high quality of life for ourselves and our families.
After immigrating, our family of three did get our wish.
In fact, the reasons why many people are undecided and dare not make up their minds to immigrate are much the same.
For example, some people have reached the middle class level in China, have a house and a car at home, have a good life, and have a salary higher than the domestic average.
For such people, they are most afraid that after immigrating, they will become "second-class citizens".
To be honest, many immigrants have had this concern, and I am no exception, afraid that they will be discriminated against when they move to a strange country.
It wasn't until my family landed in Canada to live for a period of time and found that it was very tolerant of newcomers and everyone was equal, that the stone in my heart landed.
When talking to my husband about this, he said that in the past, we were all worried that we would not be able to integrate into the mainstream society after immigration, and when we did not go out, we were not necessarily in the mainstream society.
If you really can't get in, there's no need to worry about it, as long as it doesn't affect your life.
In fact, it was only after immigrating to Canada that I realized that the boundaries of life and life are far wider than I imagined.
Although I used to sit in an air-conditioned room in an office building in China, I was doing glamorous white-collar work.
But working in a blue-collar job in Canada, I'm happier and freer.
In the past, in order to make a living, I was busy running around every day, like a donkey without the ability to think, constantly repeating high-intensity work.
I forgot what life should be, I lost my way, and I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep in the face of peer pressure.
This is one of the reasons why I immigrated to Canada in the first place, and I felt that at a certain stage in my life, it was time to change my lifestyle.
For immigrants with families, especially children, immigration is not just a small personal matter, but a major event that concerns two generations, or even several generations.
When it comes to raising children, my husband and I share this view:
What kind of environment a child grows up in determines his future, and it is also related to the future of the whole family.
As parents, we naturally hope that our children can live better than ourselves, and that one generation will surpass the next.
After decades of experience in society, we have no chance to change our destiny, but our children are still young and there are still many opportunities.
Considering the limited educational resources in China and the intensification of involution, children born in ordinary families will not have much competitive advantage in the future.
Therefore, my husband suggested to me that we find another way to immigrate to a country with good education, good living environment and low stress.
Canada, with its excellent social welfare, high cultural popularization rate and good social security, is undoubtedly the most ideal country for us to immigrate.
In this way, our family of three embarked on the road of immigration to Canada.
Now, looking back at my decision, I don't regret it at all.
Emigrating overseas, I don't think it's sacrificing a generation or two.
On the contrary, immigrants allow those of us who have the courage to run out to live an ideal life, and also provide a healthy environment for our children to grow up.
Now, my son has gone from being a more introverted and non-talkative person to a more smiling and confident person, and speaks English more fluently than us adults.
Every weekend, our family of three is not idle, either going skiing or mountaineering, which enhances our relationship and physical fitness.
Usually we don't have to work overtime when we go to work, and we go home from work at the end of the day.
We had a lot of time to ourselves, and my husband, who didn't use the kitchen much, fell in love with cooking.
In the past, I tried to raise some plants in China, but I often forgot to take care of them because I was too busy, and basically did not feed them.
Now, I have a lot of time and energy to take care of the flowers and plants in our yard, and I am very relaxed and happy every day.
All in all, after immigrating to Canada, our family has entered a very ideal state of life and is very happy.
The above is the immigration story shared by Ms. L, and after reading it, it is really enviable.