点评:As a Bosnian woman, I feel compelled to apologize to any traveler who comes across this monument without knowing its deeper implications.
This statue, erected in the heart of Sarajevo, represents a moment from the Srebrenica genocide, a father, under duress, calling his son back from hiding. Tragically, both were murdered.
While the story itself is heartbreaking, the decision to commemorate this specific moment as a standalone monument, without broader context or framing, is deeply troubling to many of us.
For some, it may symbolize sorrow or remembrance. But to others, including myself, it stands as a painful reminder of helplessness, of how far we were pushed as a people, and of how little we were able to protect our children.
What troubles me is that we engraved that moment into stone, not as a warning, but as a centerpiece. That message matters.
Other nations remember their tragedies by highlighting resistance, strength, or sacrifice. This statue highlights a moment of emotional and moral collapse, and for many of us, it’s difficult to accept that this is how we represent ourselves.
My suggestion is not to erase history, but to contextualize it. To place a plaque beside it explaining what this was, what it meant, and why it must never happen again.
Memory without reflection is just repetition. Let us remember this, but not as our identity.
Let us teach our children not only what happened, but also how we must rise beyond it.
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翻译:作为一名波斯尼亚女性,我感到有必要向所有路过这座纪念碑却不了解其深层含义的旅行者道歉。
这座矗立在萨拉热窝市中心的雕像,象征着斯雷布雷尼察大屠杀中的一个瞬间:一位父亲在压力之下,将躲藏的儿子召回。不幸的是,两人都被杀害了。
虽然这个故事本身令人心碎,但决定将这一特定时刻作为一座独立的纪念碑来纪念,而没有更广泛的背景或框架,这让我们许多人深感不安。
对某些人来说,它可能象征着悲伤或怀念。但对其他人,包括我自己,它痛苦地提醒着我们无助的处境,提醒着我们作为一个民族被逼到了多远,以及我们无力保护我们的孩子。
令我不安的是,我们将那一刻铭刻在石头上,并非作为一种警告,而是一种核心。这个信息意义重大。
其他国家通过强调抵抗、力量或牺牲来铭记他们的悲剧。这座雕像突显了情感和道德崩溃的时刻,对我们许多人来说,很难接受这就是我们展现自我的方式。
我的建议不是抹去历史,而是将其置于背景中。在它旁边立一块牌匾,解释那是什么,它意味着什么,以及为什么它绝不能再次发生。
没有反思的记忆只是重复。让我们记住这一点,但不要将其作为我们的身份。
让我们不仅教导孩子们发生了什么,更要教导他们如何超越它。
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