Posted by Dinah on July 17, 2008, at 9:54:23
In reply to Re: Why do people persevere? » Dinah, posted by Tabitha on July 17, 2008, at 2:07:32
I've read accounts of holocaust survivors. I'm still bemused.
It's the helplessness of it all. I suppose people had rituals that gave them the illusion of control. Or dreams and hopes that someday things will change. Even my ancestors probably remembered days when there was peace in the land, or fair or benignly neglectful overlords. Or long periods of time without massive epidemics.
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