Young Saroo played by Sunny Pawar finds himself 1,000 miles from his home separated from his loving mother after boarding an out of service train to Kolkata. Saroo’s relentless pursuit to find his mother put him on a journey of a hope deferred, but that didn’t stop him from finding home. This wonderful story of hope, adventure, and determination has impacted me to possibly adopt in the future. Life is truly a gift and some are not as fortunate as others and I would love to help in any way I can to make a child’s life better. Lion the heart-felt movie begins in a small Hindu village. Saroo, then just five years old, works alongside his mother hauling rocks. Saroo’s determination to help his older brother Guddo, and mother led him away from his family for what seems like a lifetime. Saroo’s brother leaves to go find work and Saroo decides to tag along. Saroo soon gets tired while he, and his brother are waiting at a train station, and falls asleep on the bench while his brother goes to find work. Saroo wakes up, and finds himself boarding an out of service train to Calcutta in hopes of finding where his older brother went. He soon finds himself surrounded by people who speak a whole different language with no idea where home is. Saroo survives the dangerous streets of Calcutta as he fears for his life, and security while grown men search to take advantage of him. He is then adopted into an australian home with new parents who love him, slowly starts to rebuild his life, and he almost forgets where he came from until 20 years later. This amazing movie shows the determination of a young boy, the power of technology, and the strength of a mother. Sarru relentlessly searches to find the place where he first got on the train, and finally after long seemly hopeless hours of searching he finds the place where he used to run around as a child, the place he helped his mom the most, the place he lost his way from that was home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38iahxZCAQU They both embrace each other as it has been a long wait for the both of them. Saroo’s foster mom had such an amazing heart and I admired her so much. She loved Saroo like he was her very own. She understood that Saroo had endured some very hard things in his short years of life. She had such an amazing attitude towards adoption, and it really inspired me to consider adoption later in the future. Her belief was there were already enough people in the world, and so instead of having her own children she chose to adopt. She also was very aware of the consequences of adoption. She knew that her soon to be children went through terrible situations, and could have possibly been abused. She understood the weight of the task she was about to take on, and she still had determination to never give up on her children. She held onto hope that one day these babies of hers would know that everything was going to be ok, and that they were loved. She grew up in an abusive home. Her father was an alcoholic. She knew that she was going to be okay later on in life but she developed a desire to help children in need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=521IAxGt8TU Lion made me feel frustration, helplessness, anger, disgust, hope, sadness, and joy. I don’t think I would have handled being lost well. I couldn’t help but empathize with saroo because at times in my life I have felt the same helplessness he felt being stranded away from his family. I had so much hope for saroo because he was just given a chance at an abundant life and I believe he truly was in need of a better life. I think that is so beautiful and lord willing I hope to do the same thing one day. I would love to give a small baby a life full of opportunities. I want to take a child from the worst circumstances and show them that there is good people in the world who do have love. Overall I think this movie has impacted me in a positive way and it has taught me a lot about how fortunate and blessed I am to have the opportunity to further my education in a safe environment.