Forgiveness Is Very Important

In the news today.

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. Forgiveness Is Very Important . I feel that there is actually nothing to forgive, but she is a being a good mother and woman for trying to set things right; impossible as it may seem, I still think it will go a long way, very much longer than it would have, had it not been said. It's also a very good way of moving forward. .

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. News Article http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/mother-murdered-indonesia-transsexual-forgives-killer-20141008 Mother of murdered Indonesia transsexual forgives killer PUBLISHED ON OCT 8, 2014 5:21 PM Indonesian transsexual Mayang Prasetyo, 27, and her husband Marcus Peter Volke, 28. The mother of Ms Prasetyo said she had forgiven her son-in-law who killed and then reportedly dismembered and cooked her daughter, Australian media reported on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2014. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK BRISBANE - The mother of an Indonesian transsexual said she had forgiven her son-in-law who killed and then reportedly dismembered and cooked her daughter, Australian media reported on Wednesday. Ms Nining Sukarni, 45, found it hard to believe that 28-year-old Marcus Volke had slain his transgender partner, Mayang Prasetyo, the Brisbane Times said. "I don't believe it. I don't think it's possible. Marcus is very soft. he's not capable of hurting people. He's a kind person," Ms Sukarni told media in Lampung, southern Sumatra. Police believe Volke committed the murder in the ground floor apartment he shared with Ms Prasetyo in Teneriffe, Brisbane, some time last week. He fled and, shortly after, took his own life following police investigation last Saturday, according to ABC News. Despite her grief, Ms Nining said she had reached out to Volke's family in Australia, asking for forgiveness for both Volke and Ms Mayang's deaths. "My message for Marcus' family is let's forgive each other," she told Fairfax Media. "Please forgive Febri if he did things that anger Marcus or his family... I forgave Marcus for whatever he has done to Febri." Ms Mayang, 27, identified as a girl throughout her childhood but her mother still refers to her as her son Febri Andriansyah. She was the eldest of three girls and sent money home to Indonesia to support her single mother and pay for her sisters' education. The murder case has grabbed the headlines, with some media reports drawing the ire of readers. A petition has been launched under the name of the Brisbane Trans Community, demanding an apology from Courier-Mail for calling Ms Mayang a "she-male" and a "ladyboy" in its coverage, The Independent reported on Tuesday. The couple, who met on an international cruise ship, got married in August last year and Ms Prasetyo moved to Brisbane to be with Volke. But she had complained of being "bored" and wanted to return to Bali where they owned a home, Ms Sukarni said earlier. Daily Mail Australia reported that online advertisements showed Ms Prasetyo charged up to A$500 (S$560) for her services as an "international escort". A separate report in the Brisbane Times said she was part of a Melbourne transgender cabaret show - Le Femme Garcon - before settling in Queensland's capital with her husband. .

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Quote ~ Forgiveness & Trust

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A Variation

I'm a good enough person to forgive you,

but I'm not stupid enough... to trust you.

~ unknown

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Original

I'm a good enough person to forgive you,

but not stupid enough to trust you.

~ unknown

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Forgiveness

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He that cannot forgive others, 

breaks the bridge over which 

he must pass himself; for every 

man has need to be forgiven.

~ Thomas Fuller

He that cannot forgive others, breaks 

the bridge over which he himself must 

pass if he would ever reach heaven; 

for everyone has need to be forgiven.

~ George Herbert

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Quote ~ The Willingness To Forgive ~ by Gordon Bitner Hinckley

"The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed?" 

~ Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 12, 1995 until his death. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history. Read on...

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