"Perdão é Paz de Espírito" / "Forgiveness Is Peace of Mind" (Xanana Gusmão)

Este Natal foi/é especial para mim. Aprendi muito durante o ano. Estou muito grata. A vida, depois de dolorosa, tornou a ter sentido. Um beijinho para muitas pessoas, um deles, tal como os outros, já foi dado.

Excerpt from film:

“Forgiveness, to me, means peace of mind. If we can forgive, we liberate ourselves from all bad sentiments… of revenge… of self-flagellation. If we forgive, we stop a part of our life. We say no – now I am entering a new phase of my life. If not, I live everyday the sense that I am the worst victim in the world, and we are everyday trying to understand why… and we don’t live in peace. We are always trying to be selfish – “Me…me… why not him, or them?” When we don’t forgive, we don’t free ourself from thinking only on ourselves. Forgiveness is the way to live in peace.
Peace not with other people but firstly, with him- or herself.”

Xanana Gusmão

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