Violence – Part 7: Love and Forgiveness

I’ve never understood violence, but I’m beginning to feel like this all may be a part of the lessons I am supposed to learn in this lifetime.  I must learn to forgive, I must learn to love, I must learn to have faith that everything happens for a reason.  I am fully capable of forgiving those around [...]

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Violence – Part 6: Resolving to Hate

I immediately ran to his side crying, wanting to hug him but too afraid I might hurt him; wanting to look at him but too afraid of what more I might see.  He put one arm around me and said, “it’s okay Mi’ja,” as he called my sister to join us, “I’m going to be [...]

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Violence – Part 5: The Day That Changed It All

It was a Sunday and my sister and I were driving on our way to my Dad’s apartment.  We saw him every Sunday since we were 2 years old and he usually came and picked us up but on that morning he called my sister and asked her if she could drive us there because [...]

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Violence – Part 4: Fights

My experiences with violence are fairly limited, and therefore, very distinct in my mind.  I can recall most if not all of my personal experience that involved violence.  On only one occassion I was the recipient of a violent attack.  It was violent in nature, but it was not very “violent.”  It happened when I [...]

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