Malala Yousafzai

I was of this view that it's always medication and surgeries that are supposed to treat you and help you recover.

I even remember that I was offered therapy as part of my initial treatment to recover from the Taliban injury, but I refused to get it because I thought that I'm supposed to be called brave and courageous, and asking for help makes me feel weak.

I thought I had to live up to this definition.

But then I realized that actually true bravery is still doing what you believe in, even when you are scared.

Yeah, absolutely.

I felt that this was this, you know, unfinished part of my recovery.

And I got therapy many, many years later, but I'm so grateful that I received that support.

Yes.

You know, I always aim high.

I know, absolutely.

Because when I was a kid, I decided that I would never get married.

Because I saw many girls lose their education and their dreams because they were forced into marriages.

And as I got older, I realized that women oftentimes have to make more compromises.

And I said, like, just stay away from marriage.

Your life will have less problems.

But then I see this guy, and he's very, very handsome and all of that.

So that's when I had to reconsider my take on this issue.

And of course, it's not that my concerns have gone away.

But in the end, it was about this mutual understanding between the two of us.

We both have brought more joy into each other's lives.