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ghoulsis (![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ghoulsis) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} unfunnybusiness,@ 2009-10-30 22:00:00 |
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It's never too late to say you're sorry.
This is unfunny, but it does make me think that there just might be hope for humanity after all: Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga) and Elwin Wilson today accepted an award at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, for their reconciliation over Wilson's participation in a vicious, racially-motivated beating in 1961.
Lewis at the time was working for integration, and Wilson was a segregationist. Earlier this year, Wilson traveled to Lewis' congressional office to apologize for his role in the attack.
When they met Tuesday, Lewis offered forgiveness without hesitation.
“I was very moved,” said Lewis. “He was very, very sincere, and I think it takes a lot of raw courage to be willing to come forward the way he did. … I think it will lead to a great deal of healing.”
I think forgiveness takes a great deal of courage, too. Bravo to both of them.
This is unfunny, but it does make me think that there just might be hope for humanity after all: Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga) and Elwin Wilson today accepted an award at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, for their reconciliation over Wilson's participation in a vicious, racially-motivated beating in 1961.
Lewis at the time was working for integration, and Wilson was a segregationist. Earlier this year, Wilson traveled to Lewis' congressional office to apologize for his role in the attack.
When they met Tuesday, Lewis offered forgiveness without hesitation.
“I was very moved,” said Lewis. “He was very, very sincere, and I think it takes a lot of raw courage to be willing to come forward the way he did. … I think it will lead to a great deal of healing.”
I think forgiveness takes a great deal of courage, too. Bravo to both of them.
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