Name: ローラ・リンが北朝鮮から生き延びるための儀式 (The Ritual That Helped Laura Ling Survive North Korea)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T05:35:31.000Z
Duration: 4 min 41 s
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LAURA LING: They're trying to restore control, restore order.

You can see the bullet casings right here.

LAURA LING (VOICEOVER): I think that I have tried hard

to shine a light on issues that need the world's attention.

LAURA LING: In March of 2009 I traveled to Northeastern China

to report on a story about North Korean defectors.

And it was while we were filming along the frozen Tumen river

that we were chased down by North Korean soldiers.

It was very easy for these dark thoughts to invade my mind

I thought that I had failed the North Korean refugees

I did know about various vigils that were taking place for us

across the country and in other parts of the world.

In very dark moments, I would think about those lights.

to do that helped me get through each day.

And I just started doing it one day, where I was sitting down

about something that happened today that you can actually

feel grateful for, despite this horrible situation

And so I would say to myself, for example,

I feel lucky I saw a butterfly outside my window,

even though I can't breathe the fresh air.

I feel grateful that I got to go outside for a few moments

and see the sun and feel the warmth on my skin.

Doing this definitely was a turning point for me mentally.

I was only thinking about the negative possibilities.

That I would spend the rest of my life in that country.

But being able to focus on some of those glimmers of light,

to look at each new day as a new possibility.

And I do it as a reminder of the things that

Things that I want to cherish and treasure.

Because this ritual had such an impact on me

To understand and learn about these practices that

have helped others get through their struggles and obstacles,

and have really helped define who they are.

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LAURA LING: much do you have riding on this,

NICK FOUCH: This is kind of everything that I have.