Thursday, January 1, 2009

New Ways of Thinking: An Ingredient of Peace - The Long Road to Forgiveness


"Forgiveness made me free from hatred. I still have many scars on my body and severe pain most days, but my heart is cleansed."

"Napalm is very powerful but faith, forgiveness, and love are much more powerful. We would not have war at all if everyone could learn how to live with true love, hope, and forgiveness. If that little girl in the picture can do it, ask yourself: Can you?"


South Vietnam. June 8, 1972


Kim Phuc
"The Long Road to Forgiveness"
(As heard on NPR's All Things Considered, June 30, 2008.)


As shown in the picture, Kim Phuc is best known as the girl in the famous photo of a Vietnam War napalm attack near Saigon. She now lives in Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two children. Her organization, Kim Foundation International, aids children who are war victims.