Hope kept me alive from "summary" of Autobiografía de un esclavo by Juan Francisco Manzano
Hope, that ethereal and intangible feeling, was the only thing that sustained me in the darkest moments of my existence. In the depths of despair and suffering, when all seemed lost and the weight of oppression threatened to crush my spirit, hope was a flickering flame that refused to be extinguished. It whispered to me in the dead of night, promising a better tomorrow, a future where freedom and dignity were not just distant dreams but tangible realities. I clung to hope like a drowning man to a life raft, holding on with all my might even when the waves of adversity threatened to pull me under. It was the light that guided me through the labyrinth of despair, illuminating a path towards liberation that seemed impossible to reach. In the face of unspeakable cruelty and dehumanization, hope was my shield and my sword, empowering me to endure the unendurable and defy the undefiable. When the chains of slavery bound my body and ...
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