إيمَانْ

“الرجال يقاتلون في الحرب، أما النساء فبعدها”
― Svetlana Alexievich, Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War

“The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day, from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment. To put the question in general terms would be to the question posed to a chess champion: "Tell me, Master, what is the best move in the world?" There simply is no such thing as the best or even a good move apart from a particular situation in a game and the particular personality of one's opponent. The same holds for human existence. One should not search for an abstract meaning of life. Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.
As each situation in life represents a challenge to man and presents a problem for him to solve, the question of the meaning of life may actually be reversed. Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.”
― Viktor E. Frankl

“لماذا في الغربة نتشبث بالجذور هكذا و نروح في كل محفل تؤكد هويتنا، و هل هو الخوف أم الحنين، أم الزهو بحكايتنا المغايرة؟”
― رضوى عاشور, الرحلة: أيام طالبة مصرية في أميركا

“الركض حالة أعيشها دائما. في طفولتي كانت طاقة الحياة فيّ تلح وتفيض فأركض. وفي مراهقتي ركضت خوفا من جسدي النامي ومن الحراملك المنتظر. ثم بقيت أركض لكي لا أفقد نديتي للرجال من أبناء جيلي، أركض لكي أتعلم، أركض لكي أستقل، وأركض لكي لا يعيدني أهلي لحظيرة حبهم ووصايتهم، وأركض لكي لا يزج المجتمع بي في خانة الدونية المعدة سلفا للنساء.”
― رضوى عاشور, الرحلة: أيام طالبة مصرية في أميركا