True, this strength of theirs was often twisted, and they too would often favor their sons over their daughters just as their mothers favored their brothers over them. Yet this strength in the face of hardship represents a basic force working for the survival and development of society.
這股生命力雖常被社會扭曲，如上輩婦女受盡家庭重男輕女之苦，自己卻也依樣畫葫蘆，但仍是人類社會生存發展的基本力量。