These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.
I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
I was 37 when my father died-and I no longer had any freedom of choice over what I would do with the rest of my life.
I had fought for my independence and fought for my freedom to do as I chose.
Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it.
During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
I had a husband who stayed with me, and small children, and I had no choice but to pull myself together and rebuild a different kind of life. There was no other choice.
As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.
But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.
My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
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