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"I Don't Want You to Die Without Achievement" Subtitle: 17 Farewell Letters to My Daughter Author: [Afghanistan] Fawzia Koofi
"I Don't Want You to Die Without Achievement" Subtitle: 17 Farewell Letters to My Daughter Author: [Afghanistan] Fawzia Koofi
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Introduction · · · · · ·
Living has a mission.
Fawzia Koofi, the only female member of the Afghan Parliament, witnessed the suffering and misery of the Afghan people since her childhood and vowed to devote herself to politics. Faced with doubts, slander, an unfair political environment, assassinations and persecutions, she always firmly fought against all opposition forces and fortunately escaped the threat of death again and again.
Every time she left home, it was a dangerous and unknown journey, and she could not guarantee whether she could return safely, so she could only leave a letter to her two dearest daughters before going out:
☆ Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult pains for anyone to bear. However, losing a loved one is a part of life and a part of our growth. No one is exempt from this.
☆Be brave and don't be afraid of anything in life.
☆If you always go with the flow, you will be lost and ignore your own beliefs.
☆It is wrong to refuse to acknowledge reality, but when you are in the surging sea of despair, refusing to acknowledge reality becomes your life-saving raft.
☆ Set your goals high. You can never estimate the extent of a person's explosive power. If you set limits from the beginning, then you will have no desire to explode in this life. How can you talk about height, depth, and width?
☆Don’t just dismiss anyone who comes to you for help. You never know when you may need their help again.
☆Change is not necessarily our enemy. You must learn to accept it and regard it as a part of life.
About the Author · · · · · ·
The first female member of parliament in the history of Afghanistan, she is also a well-known activist for women and children's rights. She was one of the main candidates for the 2014 Afghan presidential election and has been interviewed by many world-renowned media such as the BBC, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN, and Canada's Globe and Mail. In 2009, Koofi was awarded the honor of "Young Global Leader" at the World Economic Forum. She currently lives in Kabul and has two daughters.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Childhood memories/19
Losing my father/ 33
The First Great Escape/42
The brightest star has fallen / 55
Where is Justice? / 73
The Civil War/81
Lost my mother/99
Part 2 An Unforgettable Thursday / 115
Risking one's life to propose / 127
White all over the line / 141
A Taliban-style wedding / 149
Prepare for a new life / 157
Darkness Spreads/166
Return to Hometown/199
Two daughters born / 213
Out of the Darkness / 236
New Journey/247
Tough Competition in a Man's World / 261
Postscript: Dreams of a War-torn Country/280
Acknowledgements/ 293
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