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I loved the excerpts from Roya's letter, and this, about her refusal to bow down to police:
I have seen sparks of her strength several times over the past months, most recently when she refused to bow down to Afghan police trying to bully her in Kandahar airport.
She not only didn't back down, but forgave them.
Not long after we had landed in Toronto, when Roya was still processing how far she has come, she tried to explain to me why she didn't hate the men who wanted to intimidate her. She wanted to understand, not condemn them.
“A single flower does not make a spring,” she said, quoting a Pashto saying, which I took to mean the world needs all kinds.
She not only didn't back down, but forgave them.
Not long after we had landed in Toronto, when Roya was still processing how far she has come, she tried to explain to me why she didn't hate the men who wanted to intimidate her. She wanted to understand, not condemn them.
“A single flower does not make a spring,” she said, quoting a Pashto saying, which I took to mean the world needs all kinds.
Thanks for posting it.
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