I've never feared death before. I’ve always been willing to die. Sometimes I even welcomed it, wishing for this all to be over and finally find peace in an endless sleep. But when I look at you, I see possibility, and I start to do what I know better than to do– I wonder Emalynne Wilder
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When Nelson Mandela was in prison, he had already experienced great suffering. He spent 27 years in prison with the intention of dying rather than living with the guilt of living. He was constantly shunned and abused by his peers. At one point, he was beaten so badly that his jaw was broken and he lost two teeth.

When his wife visited him in prison, she found him with blood on his mouth and nose, a swollen face and a black eye. It has been said that when she asked him what happened to him, he told her that he “wanted to die” but that “I saw you and I wanted to live.” He felt a new sense of hope when he saw his wife again, as well as a desire to live another day. Likewise, I have never feared death before.

But when I look at you, I see possibility, and I start to do what I know better than to do—I start to wonder if I can keep fighting through this darkness as long as you will allow me to do so.

Source: Infinite Dolls

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