

If your goal is to be freed from your oppression, you must learn to lean into the suffering and conquer it. It tells you that you have done nothing wrong, but you're still responsible for doing something right.
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It tells you that you cannot free yourself, but you can. In this quote, Couto is attempting to explain the duplicitous nature of victimhood. There is only a way of leaving ourselves: is loving someone." Couto "There is only a way of escape from a place: is leaving ourselves. This leads to a unique kind of hopelessness. Their position is not changed either way. When, however, they try to speak up, they are still treated badly in the conflict. When they are silent, they are abused by their men. This is a commentary on the subservient position of the women of the village. In the dangers of a remote African village this truth should be especially apparent. They have to take responsibility for their actions, and failure means death. Despite their seemingly contrary goals, they must all do the hard work to survive. The gazelle represents the women and the lion the men of Kulumani. This wise aphorism is talking about responsibility. It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a gazelle: when the sun rises you better start to run." Couto Every morning the lion wakes up knowing he must run faster than the gazelle or he'll starve. "Every morning the gazelle wakes up knowing she must run faster than the lion or will be dead. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous

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