And while I was surprised that so many people just like me waste so much energy trying to hide themselves, I was scared when I discovered that my silence has life-or-death consequences and long-term social repercussions.
Iako me iznenadilo da toliko ljudi,  poput mene, bespotrebno troši energiju pokušavajući  skriti sebe, uplašila sam se kada sam otkrila da moja šutnja ima posljedice po pitanju života ili  smrti i dugoročne socijalne odjeke.