A very moving piece of photo journalism recently appeared in the NY Times Magazine. It consists of a powerful series of portraits and brief interviews, each pairing a perpetrator of horrific violence in Rwanda with a surviving victim in each case. It conveys power of truth, forgiveness and reconciliation, even in the most dire circumstances one can imagine. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/magazine/06-pieter-hugo-rwanda-portraits.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0
I fine these kinds of stories difficult but also extremely inspiring. I figure if these folks can forgive after what they have been through, surely I should be able to forgive. I also appreciate the way in which the power of community and ceremony are being used to support people as they go through this.
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EILEEN BARKER is an internationally recognized mediator, facilitator, forgiveness teacher and pioneer in the movement to integrate emotional healing and forgiveness in conflict resolution. In addition to her popular workshops and retreats, Eileen offers private forgiveness coaching. She is the author of the Forgiveness Workbook.
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