86. Storytelling: Justice vs Forgiveness

9 sept 2019

not many are ready to forgive...

is forgiveness an impossible struggle?
no. it's a decision.

it's not easy but
just do it & keep going.

ref:
nas daily - why justice does not exist
https://youtu.be/1OTYwTw37f0

transcript: excerpts

i'm going to slap you.
and you will feel pain.
but the first thing you will do is slap me back
because you want to get revenge
you want what is fair.
and you want what is just.
you want justice.

i grew up in a place where justice is important
i grew up in Israel and Palestine
and around me, many people are seeking justice
justice for the murdered
justice for the kidnapped
justice for the stolen
and no one will rest... 
until justice is achieved

just as hollywood has taught us,
justice must always be served at the end of the movie.

See, i don't believe in hollywood,
and i don't believe in justice.

i've come to learn that forgiveness 
is a lot more powerful than justice.

In Rwanda, 1 million people were killed.
after the genocide ended,
the country decided to forgive all the killers.
because according to their President (Rwanda),
sorry won't bring back any lives,
only forgiveness can heal this nation.

Survivors, they said, must forgive,
because they're the only ones 
who have something to give.

25 years later, Rwanda has healed itself.
it is one of africa's most successful nation,
it is clean, it is safe, it is thriving.

So instead of seeking justice,
let us give forgiveness.