To all the survivors out there, I want them to know that we are stronger and more resilient than we ever knew. We survived, that should be enough but it isn't. We must work hard to become whole again, to fill our soul with love and inspiration, to live the life that was intended for us before it was disrupted by war and horrors, and help rebuild a world that is better than the one we had just left.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the resilience of survivors and the importance of striving for a better life despite challenges.
Loung Ung's quote speaks to the strength and resilience of those who have survived traumatic experiences, particularly the horrors of war. It highlights the necessity of not just surviving adversity but actively working towards healing and rebuilding a fulfilling life, filled with love and inspiration. Ung encourages survivors to see their potential for growth and to contribute towards creating a world improved from the difficulties they faced.
In practice
In a motivational speech addressing survivors of trauma.
The town of Gauley Bridge stands as a pattern for all those places where people are linked even in the middle of their suffering, where people fight against an evil condition so that other people need not go through the same fight.
Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up.
Parliaments have stopped laughing at woman suffrage, and politicians have begun to dodge! It is the inevitable premonition of coming victory.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
No great deed, private or public, has ever been undertaken in a bliss of certainty.
We are the women men warned us about.
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