One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Bio: Katharine Chang is a diplomat in the Republic of China. She was the ROC representative to the United Kingdom in 2007-2011 and to Australia in 2011-2014.
