ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 12月25日 19時29分

"War does not determine who is right --- only who is left." Bertrand Russell

Photo @Cory Richards Fatuma was abducted by the LRA as a young woman and forced into indentured servitude and sex slavery. She told a story of how women within her group were made to dispose of others who could not keep up. If one would say "I'm tired...", their commander would say "let this one rest." A machete was then handed to another one of the women who was expected to 'eliminate' the issue. This was often done under the threat of death.
After years of trauma, Fatuma escaped. Because she did not undergo a reintegration process, she has slipped back to the fringes of society, despondent and isolated with the five children she cares for.
The war is not over for her. Her persistent PTSD is not the only reminder of what she has been through. In this image, she shows @ocittid and @erica_shay of @pathwaystopeaceuganda where a small piece of shrapnel from a bomb is lodged in her neck, churned by and tearing muscle causing nearly constant pain. She has three significant shrapnel related injuries that she feels daily.
For many, the meaning of Christmas is lost beneath the veneer of opulence. I'd encourage us all to pause and really give thanks for how fortunate we are and how we can give back to the planet and those less fortunate. Today is about getting out from underneath the tree and stepping back into the forest...in all its darkness and light.
Merry Christmas

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