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TED Talks: I Survived a Terrorist Attack. Here`s What I Learned.

"By the time I felt that first touch from one of my rescuers, I was unable to talk. I surrendered my body to them. Now I was in their hands. Throughout all the chaos, my hand was held tightly. My face was stroked gently. What did I feel? I felt love. What has shielded me from hatred, is love."

Gill Hicks's story is one of compassion and humanity, emerging from the ashes of chaos and hate. A survivor of the London terrorist bombings on July 7, 2005, she shares her story of the events of that day—and the profound lessons that came as she learned how to live on.