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ooki ngoutofanol dgl asswi ndow f t opofaDownt ownNew Yor kCi t yhousi ngpr oj ect ,Pazicant smi l e.I twasonl yt woyear sagot ot hedayt hathewasl i vi ng exactsamer oom l ooki ngoutoft hatexactsamewi ndow. Al t hehel pofhi sbr ot her sandsi st er s,Pazimadei toutoft hatr i nt oawhol enew wor l d. A wor l dt hatonceseemedsof araw poi ntwher ehef el tast houghhecoul donl ydr eam ofi t .“ In mysel fl i vi nganywher ebesi dest hi sr oom. ”sai dPazi .“ When mybr ot herdi eovergangvi ol ence,t hatwast het ur ni ngpoi n whoi st heyoungestofei ghtsi bl i ngs,wasdet er mi nedt onev uponhi sdr eamsandkeepgodf i r st ,“ Iwasnt ’bi gongoi ng wi t hmypar ent s.Iwasal wayst heonewhowoul dpl aysi ckc day .“ It hi nkmymom knew Iwasf aki ng,butshewoul dal w i fIneededsomesoup” .sai dPazi .“ OnceIf i nal l ypi ckedupa st ar t edt or eadaboutt hel or d,Ibecameanew per son”says t ochur cht hatf ol l owi ngSundaywoul dchangehi sl i f ef or ever st r ongbel i everi ngod,coul dnotunder st andt hebi bl eunt i li t downt ohi mi nt ot hr eesi mpl ewor ds.“ Li veorDi e” .Whi chi s pr eachersai dt ot hechr chont hatSundaymor ni ng.Si ncet h hasbeenmot i vat edandhassetagoalt obecomet hef i r sti n t ogr aduat ef r om col l ege,getaj obandsuppor thi sf ut ur ef am

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ooki ngoutofanol dgl asswi ndow f r om t he ooki ngoutofanol dgl asswi ndow f r om t he t opofaDownt ownNew Yor kCi t yhousi ngpr oj ect ,Pazicanthel pbut t o p o f a D o wn t o wn N e w Y o r k C i t y h o u s i n g pr oj ect , smi l e.I twasonl yt woyear sagot ot hedayt hathewasl i vi ngi nt he smi l e.I twasonl yt woyear sagot ot hedayt hathe exactsamer oom l ooki ngoutoft hatexactsamewi ndow. Al ongwi t h oom l ooki ngoutoft hatexactsamewi n t hehel pofhi sbr ot her sandsi st er s,Pazimadei toutoft hatr oom and exactsamer t h e h e l p o f h i s b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s , P a z i ma d e i t o u t i nt oawhol enew wor l d. A wor l dt hatonceseemedsof arawayt ot he i nt oawhol enew wor l d. A wor l dt hatonceseemed poi ntwher ehef el tast houghhecoul donl ydr eam ofi t .“ Ineversaw poi ntwher ehef el tast houghhecoul donl ydr eam of mysel fl i vi nganywher ebesi dest hi sr oom. ”sai dPazi .“ WhenIsaw my s e l f l i v i n g a n y wh e r e b e s i d e s t h i s r o o m. ” s a i d Pazi . mybr ot herdi eovergangvi ol ence,t hatwast het ur ni ngpoi nt . ” Pazi , whoi st heyoungestofei ghtsi bl i ngs,wasdet er mi ned whoi st heyoungestofei ghtsi bl i ngs,wasdet er mi nedt onevergi ve sdr eamsandkeepgodf i r st ,“ Iwasnt ’bi gon uponhi sdr eamsandkeepgodf i r st ,“ Iwasnt ’bi gongoi ngt ochur ch uponhi wi t h my p a r e n t s . I wa s a l wa y s t h e o n e wh o wo u l d pl ay wi t hmypar ent s.Iwasal wayst heonewhowoul dpl aysi ckcomeSund a y . “ I t h i n k my mo m k n e w I wa s f a k i n g , b u t s h e wo u day .“ It hi nkmymom knew Iwasf aki ng,butshewoul dal waysaskme fIneededsomesoup” .sai dPazi .“ OnceIf i nal l ypi ck i fIneededsomesoup” .sai dPazi .“ OnceIf i nal l ypi ckedupabi bl eand i ar t edt or eadaboutt hel or d,Ibecameanew per son” st ar t edt or eadaboutt hel or d,Ibecameanew per son”saysPazi .A t r i p st t o c h u r c h t h a t f o l l o wi n g S u n d a y wo u l d c h a n g e h i s l i f e t ochur cht hatf ol l owi ngSundaywoul dchangehi sl i f ef or ever . Pazi ,a r ongbel i everi ngod,coul dnotunder st andt hebi bl e st r ongbel i everi ngod,coul dnotunder st andt hebi bl eunt i li twasbr okenst downt ohi mi nt ot hr eesi mpl ewor ds.“ Li veorDi e” . downt ohi mi nt ot hr eesi mpl ewor ds.“ Li veorDi e” .Whi chi swhathi s eachersai dt ot hechr chont hatSundaymor ni ng. pr eachersai dt ot hechr chont hatSundaymor ni ng.Si ncet hatday ,Pazipr i vat edandhassetagoalt obecomet he hasbeenmot i vat edandhassetagoalt obecomet hef i r sti nhi sf ami l y hasbeenmot t ogr aduat ef r om col l ege,getaj obandsuppor thi sf u t ogr aduat ef r om col l ege,getaj obandsuppor thi sf ut ur ef ami l y . *

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ooki ngoutofanol dgl asswi ndow f r om t he t opofaDownt ownNew Yor kCi t yhousi ngpr oj ect ,Pazicanthel pbut smi l e.I twasonl yt woyear sagot ot hedayt hathewasl i vi ngi nt he exactsamer oom l ooki ngoutoft hatexactsamewi ndow. Al ongwi t h t hehel pofhi sbr ot her sandsi st er s,Pazimadei toutoft hatr oom and i nt oawhol enew wor l d. A wor l dt hatonceseemedsof arawayt ot he poi ntwher ehef el tast houghhecoul donl ydr eam ofi t .“ Ineversaw mysel fl i vi nganywher ebesi dest hi sr oom. ”sai dPazi .“ WhenIsaw mybr ot herdi eovergangvi ol ence,t hatwast het ur ni ngpoi nt . ” Pazi , whoi st heyoungestofei ghtsi bl i ngs,wasdet er mi nedt onevergi ve uponhi sdr eamsandkeepgodf i r st ,“ Iwasnt ’bi gongoi ngt ochur ch wi t hmypar ent s.Iwasal wayst heonewhowoul dpl aysi ckcomeSunday .“ It hi nkmymom knew Iwasf aki ng,butshewoul dal waysaskme i fIneededsomesoup” .sai dPazi .“ OnceIf i nal l ypi ckedupabi bl eand st ar t edt or eadaboutt hel or d,Ibecameanew per son”saysPazi .A t r i p t ochur cht hatf ol l owi ngSundaywoul dchangehi sl i f ef or ever . Pazi ,a st r ongbel i everi ngod,coul dnotunder st andt hebi bl eunt i li twasbr oken downt ohi mi nt ot hr eesi mpl ewor ds.“ Li veorDi e” .Whi chi swhathi s pr eachersai dt ot hechr chont hatSundaymor ni ng.Si ncet hatday ,Pazi hasbeenmot i vat edandhassetagoalt obecomet hef i r sti nhi sf ami l y t ogr aduat ef r om col l ege,getaj obandsuppor thi sf ut ur ef ami l y . * t opofaDownt ownNew Yor kCi t yhousi ngpr oj ect ,Pazicanthel pbut smi l e.I twasonl yt woyear sagot ot hedayt hathewasl i vi ngi nt he exactsamer oom l ooki ngoutoft hatexactsamewi ndow. Al ongwi t h t hehel pofhi sbr ot her sandsi st er s,Pazimadei toutoft hatr oom and i nt oawhol enew wor l d. A wor l dt hatonceseemedsof arawayt ot he poi ntwher ehef el tast houghhecoul donl ydr eam ofi t .“ Ineversaw mysel fl i vi nganywher ebesi dest hi sr oom. ”sai dPazi .“ WhenIsaw mybr ot herdi eovergangvi ol ence,t hatwast het ur ni ngpoi nt . ” Pazi , whoi st heyoungestofei ghtsi bl i ngs,wasdet er mi nedt onevergi ve uponhi sdr eamsandkeepgodf i r st ,“ Iwasnt ’bi gongoi ngt ochur ch wi t hmypar ent s.Iwasal wayst heonewhowoul dpl aysi ckcomeSunday .“ It hi nkmymom knew Iwasf aki ng,butshewoul dal waysaskme i fIneededsomesoup” .sai dPazi .“ OnceIf i nal l ypi ckedupabi bl eand st ar t edt or eadaboutt hel or d,Ibecameanew per son”saysPazi .A t r i p t ochur cht hatf ol l owi ngSundaywoul dchangehi sl i f ef or ever . Pazi ,a st r ongbel i everi ngod,coul dnotunder st andt hebi bl eunt i li twasbr oken downt ohi mi nt ot hr eesi mpl ewor ds.“ Li veorDi e” .Whi chi swhathi s pr eachersai dt ot hechr chont hatSundaymor ni ng.Si ncet hatday ,Pazi hasbeenmot i vat edandhassetagoalt obecomet hef i r sti nhi sf ami l y t ogr aduat ef r om col l ege,getaj obandsuppor thi sf ut ur ef ami l y . *

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