Community | September 01, 2011 | 4 comments

To Forgive is Divine

source: http://news.yahoo.com/an-unlikely-friendship.html

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Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son Greg in the attack on the World Trade Center. In the years since that terrible loss, she has formed what many consider to be an unusual friendship with Aicha el-Wafi, the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui, who was convicted of playing a large role in the attacks. He is currently serving a life sentence for his crimes.

Back in December, the two spoke at a conference for women, where Rodriguez talked about their mutual admiration for each other. Rodriguez remarked, "When I saw Aicha in the media coming over when her son was indicted, I thought, 'what a brave woman, someday I want to meet her... when I'm stronger.'"

Watch the video at the linked site to see what happened when these women met.
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4 comments // To Forgive is Divine

  • good_stuff
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      good_stuff  

    • No sane mother would encourage their child to live a life of fighting. I think Johnny said it best:

      A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm
      A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm
      He changed his clothes and shined his boots
      And combed his dark hair down
      And his mother cried as he walked out

      [Chorus]
      Don't take your guns to town son
      Leave your guns at home Bill
      Don't take your guns to town

      He laughed and kissed his mom
      And said your Billy Joe's a man
      I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can
      But I wouldn't shoot without a cause
      I'd gun nobody down
      But she cried again as he rode away

      [Chorus]
      Don't take your guns to town son
      Leave your guns at home Bill
      Don't take your guns to town

      He sang a song as on he rode
      His guns hung at his hips
      He rode into a cattle town
      A smile upon his lips
      He stopped and walked into a bar
      And laid his money down
      But his mother's words echoed again

      [Chorus]
      Don't take your guns to town son
      Leave your guns at home Bill
      Don't take your guns to town

      He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand
      And tried to tell himself he had become a man
      A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
      And he heard again his mothers words

      [Chorus]
      Don't take your guns to town son
      Leave your guns at home Bill
      Don't take your guns to town

      Filled with rage then
      Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw
      But the stranger drew his gun and fired
      Before he even saw
      As Billy Joe fell to the floor
      The crowd all gathered 'round
      And wondered at his final words

      [Chorus]
      Don't take your guns to town son
      Leave your guns at home Bill
      Don't take your guns to town

    • 9 months ago
  • EdJoyProductions
    • +2
      EdJoyProductions  

    • I wish that I lived in a world where this did not have to be touted as extraordinary. This is rational. This is sane. This is the way people should always behave.

      It is a sad world when this has to be presented as outside the norm.

    • 9 months ago
  • squarethecircle
  • freecrack
    • 0
      freecrack  

    • their is a woman who is on this forgive the nazis deal.she was one of the mangela twins, and she claims she has forgiven the nazis.i mean good for them and all, its just beyond me.

    • 9 months ago
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