Resisting Revenge to Embrace Humanity

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May 11, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. - Maya Angelou - Resisting Revenge to Embrace Humanity After a Palestinian sniper killed ten Israeli soldiers including her son, who was active in the peace movement, Robi Damelin's first words were: "Do not take revenge in the name of my son." Somewhere below the grief, she knew even in that moment that exacting vengeance would merely fuel the cycle of violence. In her pain, Robi couldn't bear "business as usual" and closed down her PR office. She soon intersected with the Parents Circle-Families Forum, a grassroots group of Israeli and Palestinian families who lost loved ones to the conflict. The group became her refuge and path to self-discovery and activism through its focus on dialogue, mutual understanding, and reconciliation, and she is now PCFF's spokesperson. The following post shares more, and includes the moving letter Damelin wrote to the sniper who killed her son. { read more } Be The Change Join an Awakin Call with Robi Damelin this Saturday. More details and RSVP info here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Two Words That Can Change a Life The Gentle Art of Blessing Seven Lessons Learned from Leaves Thich Nhat Hanh: Ten Love Letters to the Earth Amanda Gorman: The Miracle of Morning What We Get Wrong About Time 9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher Processing What Happened at the US Capitol DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,061 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More