TED演讲:性暴力的救赎之路(9)
Wanting to take revenge is a very human emotion — instinctual, even.
想要报复，是一种人类非常自然的情绪–甚至，是一种本能。
And all I wanted to do for years was to hurt Tom back as deeply as he had hurt me.
这么多年，我最想做的，就是深深地伤害Tom，像他曾伤害我那样。
But had I not found a way out of the hatred and anger, I’m not sure I’d be standing here today.
但是，如果我未曾从由此而生的怨恨和愤怒中解脱，我不确信我今天能够站在这里。
That isn’t to say that I didn’t have my doubts along the way.
那不是说，这一路上我不曾有过疑虑。
When the plane bounced on that landing strip in Cape Town,
当飞机降落，颠簸在开普敦的着陆带上时，
I remember thinking, “Why did I not just get myself a therapist and a bottle of vodka like a normal person would do?”
我记得我在想，“为什么我不像一个正常人会做的那样找一个按摩师，再买一瓶伏特加？”
At times, our search for understanding in Cape Town felt like an impossible quest,
有时，我们在开普敦寻求彼此理解这件事，像是一个不可能的探索，
and all I wanted to do was to give up and go home to my loving husband, Vidir, and our son.
而我只想放弃，回到我亲爱的丈夫Vidir和我们的儿子身边。
But despite our difficulties, this journey did result in a victorious feeling that light had triumphed over darkness,
尽管存在困难，但这趟旅程的确带来了一种胜利的感受，像是光亮战胜了黑暗，
that something constructive could be built out of the ruins.
废墟之中得以建立一些益处。
20年前,他们是一对恋人,当一切看似美好、令人艳羡时，在一次学校舞会后，他竟然强奸了她… 20年后，他们来到TED演讲台坦诚面对过去，讲述这20年来彼此走过的一段漫长的救赎之路。