when was there perseverence ?

At the start of Corrie’s narrative, she reflects on the contrast between her comfortable life and the coming horrors. The abrupt and cruel changes, which occur in the life of the ten Booms point to the unpredictable nature of life. However, unpredictability does not lessen the pain of suffering. Nor does the knowledge that life is unpredictable prepare an individual for the shock and horror of wartime atrocities. Corrie wonders if her bravery came from ignorance of the future costs, rather than perseverance in spite of them. Corrie feels that she might not have continued the dangerous Underground work if she had known how her father and sister would suffer, but the past cannot be altered by wishing.