The United States (U.S.) media platform Dose of Society recently shared a clip from an interview with a woman originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on TikTok.
Namely, a journalist from this media asked a random passerby about the advice she would give to her younger self, and during the conversation, it turned out that the woman had fled from BiH and moved to the U.S. in 1998.
“I survived the war in the early nineties. I’m from BiH, we moved here in 1998. Thanks to the U.S. for accepting us and giving us the opportunity to do whatever we want in our lives,” she said at the beginning.
“I’m a nurse, I work in surgery, I see such situations on a daily basis. I can only tell people to enjoy being with their loved ones. Spend as much time as possible with family and enjoy life. Be grateful for waking up every morning and being healthy, having a job, and that’s it,” she explained.
However, the journalist was curious why the woman emphasized loving, and she pointed out that she had been separated from her family and that some of the members had passed away in the meantime.
“Now you’re going to make me cry because I lost many people in the war. We were separated, and some of them passed away. You simply don’t see them and you miss them. When people ask you: Do you miss home? Yes, we do. Actually, every time you go home, there are more and more graves to visit. That’s why it’s very important to spend time with your loved ones,” said the woman, who finally broke down in tears.
The clip soon caught the attention of TikTok users, with some of them sharing that they sympathized with her responses and felt the same.
“I’m from Croatia and I feel her pain. The same war was fought, she was lucky to survive, but now she has a lot of emotions to deal with,” “What a beautiful woman with a strong message,” “I came to the U.S. from BiH in 1994. Love this country! Thank you! Feel her love and pain,” “As someone from Eastern Europe, this made me cry,” “I was just a child when the war started in BiH and Croatia. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the last genocide; I pray for Palestine every day,” were just some of the comments.
