Breaking barriers

Marta Greenwood

I wrote this to encourage everybody and to rejoice and sing praises that if I can go on and break barriers, then there is hope for anyone. I used to think that in the whole world there couldn't be anyone more scared of life than I. I was scared of my own shadow! The things I have gone on to do—and the fact that I am no longer afraid—are so amazing that it is my joy to tell what a tiny knowledge of Christian Science can do.

If you were born female in a country where women are labeled as second-class citizens, you would know what the word oppression means. I grew up in a culture just like this. Even though I was raised in a "liberated" way, according to my country's standard, I still picked up a sense of limitation and inferiority. Because of this, I entered adulthood feeling like half a person and not at all sure of my own capabilities.

Coming to the West was my first contact with freedom. It was so lovely to walk the streets without being molested or restricted in any way. For an Eastern woman, I gained much confidence, but I remained hesitant about taking the first step, always waiting for permission to do things. I was left thinking that I had achieved all I could and settled down to a loving wife and mother to our two daughters.

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