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The Second Lesson My Grandmother Led Me Was Physical Strength
My grandmother survived, and in her eyes always remained this glimmer of hope amidst the suffering. She rarely spoke with us times, but there were stories of no food, desperation, and tragedy. And there's something that kind of experience does to the human heart. It hardens it, it protects it from the outside world, but it also softens it to allow a deep connection with other human beings. In him, I see my grandmother, the toughest human being I've ever known. The second lesson she taught me was physical strength. There's all kinds of images throughout my childhood of my grandmother doing incredible feats of manual labor,. Just carrying heavy things without complaining."