07/05/2025
In queste giornate di feste e riposo ho letto molto e pensato molto al rapporto tra forza e debolezza. Cos’è per noi la forza? Qual è il costo del mostrarsi deboli? E con chi possiamo farlo?
Risposte, come sempre, non ne ho, ma mi torna spesso in mente questo passaggio di un libro che ho letto da poco:
“The description of vulnerability as a strength is very helpful for us as human beings because it is our survival instinct to present ourselves as strong. However, we as women must be careful not to create a toxic relationship with the word ‘weakness’. We must resist harmful tropes of being the independent woman who doesn’t need anyone, ‘the strong black woman’ or ‘the perfect mother’. Please allow yourself to say you’re hurting. You’re allowed to crack under pressure and be sore from burdens. It doesn’t make you any less of the amazing, evolving woman you are. Open up and admit ‘I’m tired’; sisterhood is there you can find rest, safety and help.”
~to my sister
~renée kapuku & courtney daniella boateng
~2023
~p. 96
