MENTALITY OF REVENGE
AGAINST THAT OF FORGIVENESS
GAMILSINKILLC
Nelson Mandela,
The former president of South Africa,
Says in his memoirs,
“After I became president,
I asked some of my bodyguards,
To walk with me around the city.
We entered a restaurant,
Sat down, and each of us ordered what we wanted of food.
While we were waiting for the waiter to bring us our food,
My eyes fell on a man sitting in front of me,
Also waiting for the food he had ordered.
So I asked one of my bodyguards,
To go to this man and invite him,
To sit with us and share our food at our table.
The man came and I made him sit beside of me.
While we began to eat.
We noticed sweat was dripping from the man’s forehead,
And his hands were shaking, unable to bring the food to his mouth.
After everyone finished eating and the man went his own way,
My bodyguard told me that the man who was sitting between us seemed to be ill; His
hands were shaking and he could only eat a small portion.
So I answered him. . .
No, not at all,
It was not as you think.
This man was the solitary confinement guard I was in.
Most of the time, after the torture I was subjected to,
I would scream and ask for a little water,
And this man would come and urinate on my head
every time. That is why he was trembling with fear,
That I would treat him the same way he treated me,
Torture him or imprison him…
But these are not my morals.
The mentality of revenge does not build countries,
While the mentality of forgiveness builds nations.
PEACE ON EARTH
علي الار ًض السلام وفي الناس المسرة
Paid SUR TERRE
FRIEDEN AUF ERDEN
PACE SULLA TERRA
PAZ EN LA TIERRA
VREDE OP AARDE
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