True resilience isn't just about enduring hardship; it's about emerging from it with the determination to create something better. The legacy of Holocaust survivors and the resilience of October 7 survivors teaches us that when we are confronted with trauma, either on a personal or communal level, we have a choice: We can choose to be defined by our trauma or to be driven by our hopes. The survivors I knew chose to thrive not despite their trauma, but perhaps because of it. They chose to focus not on punishing the past but on building the future.