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Invisibility perpetuates cycles of suffering from "summary" of In the Margins by Elena Ferrante
This idea that goes unacknowledged, that is kept hidden from view, is like a wound left untreated. It festers and grows, spreading its poison through the body. The pain is there, throbbing beneath the surface, but no one sees it, no one tends to it. And so it continues to grow, to spread, to consume. This is how suffering is perpetuated, how it is passed down from one generation to the next. When we turn a blind eye to the suffering of others, when we choose not to see, not to hear, not to speak out, we are complicit in the perpetuation of that suffering. Our silence is a tacit agreement, an acceptance of the status quo. And the status quo is one of inequality, of injustice, of pain. It is a cycle that feeds on itself, that thrives on invisibility. Invisibility is a powerful tool, a weapon wielded by those in positions of power. It allows them to keep the oppressed in their place, to maintain the status quo. It is a way of erasing the humanity of others, of denying them their voice, their agency, their very existence. And so the cycle continues, unbroken, unchecked, unending. But invisibility is not inevitable. It is not a force of nature, beyond our control. It is a choice that we make, each and every day. We can choose to see, to listen, to speak out. We can choose to break the cycle, to challenge the status quo, to demand change. In the margins, where the invisible reside, where their suffering goes unseen and unheard, there is a glimmer of hope. It is a hope born of resistance, of resilience, of solidarity. It is a hope that one day, the invisible will be seen, will be heard, will be recognized as fully human. And in that recognition, in that acknowledgment, the cycle of suffering can finally be broken.
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