The Power of Choice - A Review of "Left to Tell"

I am inspired by the story of faith during hardship in Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza

In the midst of the most horrific events I could possibly imagine she made a choice. She could have spent her time reviewing the horrors, her devastingly difficult conditions and the probable fate of her family. Instead she chose to control the only things she could. Herself.

She took herself to a place of absolute faith and protection. She chose HOW she would respond. She responded by finding actual comfort in spirit.

She also chose to forgive. That choice did not come easily nor quickly. But she knew for her it was necessary.

Ilibagiza decided that she would immerse herself in spirit and come out a better person.

She also demonstrates the power of choosing your own destiny, visualizing the results and living the outcome. Despite what she had been through, she didn't see herself as a victim. She chose the life she wanted. And created it.

She is the most inspiring figure in the face of devastation that I have ever heard or read about.