I ever went to a book shop, Kharisma in Panbil Mall, Batam. My eyes were directed on a book with a tittle: Let Me Stand Alone written by Rachel Corrie. In the book it mentioned that the writer was died because she was run over by a bulldozer operated by Israeli in Gaza on Sunday, March 16th, 2003. I was curious and wanted to know about who she is.
So i browsed in internet to find out who she is and what she had done then the bulldozer run over her alive.
Her name is Rachel Aliene Corrie. She was born on April 10th, 1979 and raised in Olympia, Washington, US. She was an activist of ISM (International Solidarity Movement).
According to her parents, she had gone to Gaza, Palestine on January 22nd, 2003. After getting a training, she entered Gaza Strip on January 27th, 2003 with her friend, Willian Hewitt (also from Olympia).
She became a human shield and tried to stop a bulldozer from the demolition of a palestinian home. She sat in front of the bulldozer, but it didn't stop even drove over her twice.
The world remember her as a brave American girl who became a martyr for justice. She ever said when she was 10 years old,"We have got to understand that they have our dreams, and we have theirs. We have got to understand that they are us. We are them."
She realized what she wanted, and believed what she did without any fear.
In this life we believe that we're exist for a reason. We have a purpose and we have a dream. The question is: do we have a courage to bring it into reality?
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