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The Will to Survive Sep 23, 2008
The victims of war do not have a loud voice or may simply become brief blips in a news cycle, only to have their real pleas for truth and justice found sliced away in the editing process by politicians and journalists.
Author Bruce Cerew lived through the tortuous turmoil in West Africa, where innocent men, women and children became pawns in a struggle for power and the blurring of lines between right and wrong, good and evil.
Based on his real life experiences, Cerew tells an emotional story of tragedy, hope, despair and triumph through Ray, a fictional young teenager caught in a web of hate and deceit. Ray is abused by his father, whose love of gambling is his full house. And with the specter each day of rebel troops causing fear and upheaval, the odds are slim any young person can truly survive intact, let alone one who has a crumbling support system.
When help does arrive in the form of assistance from democratic nations - with particular focus on the Netherlands - Ray, like so many others, is viewed through skeptical eyes; like these persons displaced by war caused the bloodshed, rather than being seen as victims of an ongoing and harsh societal upheaval. But where others would simply give up on life, Ray finds hope through the shadows of death and finds a trail to heal his soul.
Cerew recently shared his story at a UNICEF 60th Youth Support Conference in Los Angeles. He is Peace Ambassador for the Universal Peace Federation. Cerew's message of orging forward with warmth in the heart is a powerful message, but also a grim reminder on the brutality of the soul when a world is at war.
Inspiring, gripping and heart-wrenching account of life on the run and on the edge, which reads like a Hollywood thriller! Sep 12, 2008
What's in a book? is it a laugh, a thrill, a feeling, a thought, a tragedy, a jolt, a profound communication, reality? You'll find all of that and more in this book.
Cerew's story is based on his own real life experience growing up as a child in war torn Africa and leads to his daring escape and eventual flight to freedom in the Netherlands. The book reads like a Hollywood thriller and may indeed be made into a film.
This story tells the true events of one young man's courageous flight from injustice in West Africa, where he falls victim to violence at the hands of an abusive, gambling father, only to be captured by marauding rebel troops, then held prisoner, by a supposedly enlightened Western society.
Cerew's powerful story is told through the eyes of Ray; his fictionalized alter ego, who at just 12 years old finds himself forced to leave home. On his long road of despair he is subjected to a chain of continued abuse, victimization and disappointment.
Weakened by his struggle for freedom, Ray begins to lose his sense of self and reality. This mental confusion eventually brings him to the brink of madness.
Refugees and immigrants around the world, who have fallen through the cracks of a fatigued global society, will be overwhelmed with joy and appreciation to know that one of them has exposed their plight to the world on a very personal level.
Cerew's ultimate freedom is hard won, and is accomplished only through his indomitable spirit and a strong faith that prevailed against all odds. In the end, what saves him is human kindness, dignity and the emotional rescue of love.
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