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"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?"

- Phan Thi Kim Phuc (The little girl in the picture - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phuc#/media/File:TrangBang.jpg)

In 1972 a prize-winning photo went around the world. Twenty-four year old John Plummer had bombed and destroyed a Vietnamese village with napalm. The photo shows a little naked Vietnamese girl among other people running along a road and screaming in desperation. A day later Plummer saw this photo and was deeply moved about the effect of his action and his guilt. The girl survived after 17 operations and later became the UNESCO Good Will Ambassador.

Twenty-four years after the bombs were dropped she gave a lecture for Vietnam War veterans near Plummer’s home and he was in the audience. She said to the veterans: “If I could speak face to face with the pilot who dropped those bombs, I would tell him that we cannot change history, but we should try to do good for the present.”

During the presentation Plummer wrote a note: “I am that man” – and had it brought to her. When her talk ended, he pushed his way through the crowd toward her, and they fell in each other’s arms. All that Plummer could say was: “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.” And she answered: “I forgive you, I forgive you.”

Of course that’s an extreme example, but perhaps it can give us courage and show how a hidden power of attraction brought those two people together in this life already. Both freely decided their deed: Plummer to reveal himself, Kim Phuc Phan Thi to forgive the bomber.

I've had the privilege of reading this woman's biography. Some days I look back at the people who hurt me in my life and think how hard it is for me to forgive them and then I think of this… If she can forgive that?
 
BuckAlorp said:
3 sisters is a planting technique developed by Indians. Corn, beans and squash working Ina symbiotic relationship helping each other.
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That sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out. We grow and enjoy all of those things.
 

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