The Favored Daughter by Fawzia Koofi

Author:Fawzia Koofi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

Dear Shuhra and Shaharzad,

Loss is one of the hardest things for any human being to bear.

But loss of those we love is a part of life and a part of growing and no one can be protected from it. Perhaps you are reading this letter because I’ve been killed and you’ve lost me. We know one day that will happen, we’ve discussed this and I want you to be prepared for this inevitability.

Losing a home, as we did many times during the war, is also a horrible thing. Losing a home is hardest on children. It’s something that has happened to millions of poor children in Afghanistan. Be aware of how lucky you are to have a house with a warm fire, a nice soft bed to sleep in, a lamp to read by, and a table to do your schoolwork on. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but not all children have this.

But perhaps the worst thing that can happen to any woman is to lose yourself. To lose sense of who and what you are or to lose sight of your dreams is one of the saddest things.

These last three are not inevitable life losses but are forced on us by those who don’t want us to dream or succeed. I pray you will never lose your dreams.

With love,

Your mother

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