She and I got to the first presidential election sooner than expected. She did not know what kind of roles she should play in a rapidly changing society, and she was ashamed of herself not being able to determine who should be elected in advance of her first election. I felt the same. I thought it would not be our own story, but I met friends and shared stories that might be an excuse. Back in 1995, when she was born, president was imprisoned, and the adults thought she was g...more

She and I got to the first presidential election sooner than expected. She did not know what kind of roles she should play in a rapidly changing society, and she was ashamed of herself not being able to determine who should be elected in advance of her first election. I felt the same. I thought it would not be our own story, but I met friends and shared stories that might be an excuse. Back in 1995, when she was born, president was imprisoned, and the adults thought she was going to live a new world different from theirs.

Just as we do not remember the moment we were born, we did not know what changes happened in the '90s. However, there was a way for society to remember from moments that we could remember, and we had no power to make a new way.less