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" In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation. "

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" In the jungle, faith also became something very real; it helped me to understand what was happening to me and changed my questions. "

Ingrid Betancourt

Questions

Faith

Jungle

" Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions. "

" As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving. "

" I am not irresponsible. "

Ingrid Betancourt

I Am

Irresponsible

" We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too. "

" On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living. "

" I studied political science at the Ecole de Sciences Politiques in Paris. "

" It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting. "

" I didn't want to accept that people would forget me, that the government wouldn't do anything to negotiate our freedom. After a year, I came to understand that not only had one year passed, many more would come. "

" During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released. "

Ingrid Betancourt

Political

Everyone

" You only can rest when have the truth, even when it's horrible. "

" Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart. "

" I was forbidden to talk to my fellow hostages. "

" After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope. "

" I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity. "

" I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency. "

" In the jungle, every day is like the other. So you need to have a special discipline to make things different and to keep in your memory the dates and the days. And I think that's something that's very important when you are held hostage. "

" I carry the voices of all my family within me, and they were with me there in the jungle. "

" I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president. "

" I have shed many tears of pain and indignation. "

" These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children. "

" The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war. "

" You are a free woman, and then you become a prisoner, and you receive all kinds of orders. Sit here, stand there. That's it. You just, you don't have the possibility of even moving to take your bag without asking for permission. "

" I don't want to be submerged by depression. "

" I have to forget in order to find peace in my soul and be able to forgive. "

" When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh. "

" Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt. "

" I love Colombia's military. I love my country. "

" In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life. "

" I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena. "