Companies soon withdrew business from Burma and human rights organizations denounced the military junta. Finally in 1995, after the economy was severely weakened, her captors relented. The key to defeating the military junta is intense international pressure. To me that statement signifies the presence of virtue, and a higher understanding of life. She sees herself as woman who simply stands up for what she believes, and follows her heart.
Few people face the fact that they are going to die one day.
If you contemplate your own death, in a sense it means that you accept how unimportant you are, it's a way of stepping back from the present, from the immediate concerns of the world in which you're engaged, realizing you are essential in your place, even if you may not of great importance. Everybody is essential. But it is a matter of having a role to play and at the same time, having enough humility to accept that your role isn't as important as you or some people may think.