and no, still NOT my painting!
From the Front Page Sections, translated…
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
The man of the wife who’d died in the Paris terrorist attacks called out to the terrorists, “I won’t fall for your tricks of wanting me to hate you, neither will my seventeen-months old son”, his words were touching, and his words were noted as, the most powerful message of all. The eighteenth century poet, Alexander Pope’s most notable line floated to my mind. The poet believed, that forgiveness is an act of sanctity.
Comparing, the recent two film roles are closer to “humans”, in the movie, “Secret in Their Eyes”, both played members of law enforcement, the former’s child was brutally murdered, with the killer still at large, and thirteen years later, the killer was finally, brought to justice. Can the member of law enforcement follow the right kind of procedures as mandated by the courts, and not take things into their own hands?
In Remember, the survivor of World War II, Zev, who was tortured by dementia, after his wife died, he’d decided to find the Nazi who was responsible for murdering the members of his family, wanted to get revenge, before his memories are, completely gone, to get the belated justice.
It’s always hard, weighing the justice and mercy, and it relies on, how one handles the mistakes one had made in life, and this, is torturing. But, no matter how long it takes, the one who’d offended will GET punished. But, for the families of the victims, they may eventually forgive, but they will NEVER forget, that way, these tragedies can be prevented.
nope, still NOT my photograph either…
But, how can we forgive someone, for taking the LIVES of our loved ones? We may heal, but, the scar will always AND forever BE intact, it’s just, that over time, the wound is no longer fresh, and, the pain will go away, little by little, but it will NEVER be completely gone, because, when you’d lost someone so close to you, your children, your parents, etc., etc., etc., and frankly, I still KNOW, that losing a child, is WAY harder, than losing a parent, a spouse, etc., etc., etc., because I’d already, EXPERIENCED that, firsthand too!!!
Life, the Obstacle Course 