Dr. Ma Thida, a leading human rights activist who had nearly died in prison and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills.
马提达博士，一位人活跃的权运动领袖 曾经几乎丧命于狱中 并在单独禁锢中度过多年， 但她告诉我她很感谢她的囚监 给她思考的时间， 让她得到了许多的智慧， 和增进她的沉思的能力。