Every relationship has its own complexity and delicacy. ‘No relationship is perfect’ she told herself.
She could only be waiting in patience with the hope that one day ‘he would stop hurting her’.
She chose to remember his goodness and ignore the pain she had been taking.
But sometimes, she confused by his action whether it is ‘love’ or ‘hatred’.
She wanted him back, free from his demons.
That is why she never leave, never try to leave.
While the scars on her body are increasing every day.
‘It is fine, it will heal’ she kept telling herself so.
Until one day, she discovered that she could no longer help him.
The demon is going to take her life.
That night, she carried her bleeding body, in tears, with the last bits of energy, wandering desperately in the town 300 miles away from home, family.
She alive.
‘It’s over’ she thought.
..…’is it really over?’
….. then what’s going to happen, start a new life? Like this never happen? Bury the past?
……well I should be quietly run away?
In the time of confusion, what she needs the most is ‘moral support’.
Finally, one woman reached out for her, then there are the second woman, the third, the forth ..counting on
The rules of attraction caused phenomenon and made her realized that ‘I am not alone’
Woman number one told her that she should not be quiet about it, should not let this story goes away.
Woman number two told her that she is valuable, she is strong and she will do the right thing
Woman number three told her that she can do it, she can stop this problem and she will protect other women
Woman number four told her that it is not shameful to speak up about it because it meant to tell the world that violence is not normal
Woman number five told her that she has all the rights to take action to protect her right and other victims
Woman number six, number seven and others, all of them ‘empowered’ her to go through the hardship and society dilemma, for her to start to do something that she never thought she could do before.
‘…to break the silence’
She was standing up-slowly but firmly-and telling herself ‘I am going to fight’ .. fight for the justice, for stopping the violence culture which has been normalized for so long, for other victims who has been through the same obstacles, for stopping same old circle of abusive culture.
She realized that the most important thing for the moment of vulnerability is the ‘moral support’ (to give someone ‘courage’)
Which there are so many ways to give support and being concern about each other, pretty easy and simple
And, the power of support is tremendously powerful beyond imagination.

20-Jan-2016 ‘She thought she could save him from his demons’

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