The Forgiveness Project
The Media seems to be full of desperate tales of human suffering, so much that some people avoid the news altogether. Then, every so often, there's a story that stands out, like a light in a dark place. A story of forgiveness, that is so special because it is so rare, and un-deserved. A father who was holding the hand of his daughter as she died, killed by an IRA bomb - Gordon Wilson was on the news that night saying he 'bore the bombers no ill will'. The father of a 5 year old killed by a drunk driver hugs the driver when the case arrives in court.
The Forgivess Project brings together hundreds of these astonishing and inspiring stories:
“I have come to believe passionately in restorative justice.” – Linda Biehl with Easy Nofemela & Ntobeko Peni (South Africa)
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“I tried to hide my tears from the other prisoners: they wouldn’t have understood why I was crying about the pain of my oppressors.” – Bassam Aramin (Palestine)
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“Whether victim or perpetrator, part of being human is rolling up our sleeves and taking an active part in repairing harm.” – Katy Hutchison & Ryan Aldridge (Canada)
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“I knew that if I didn’t forgive, anger and bitterness would turn me into a person Charlotte would not have liked.” – Mary Foley (England)
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“I arrived at the prison feeling all kinds of emotions, wondering how I’d cope with meeting this monster I’d almost begun to hate.” – Margaret Foley (England)
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