The power of forgiveness and our ability to choose love over hate is always available to us. Regardless of the circumstance, no one can take the right to choose away from us. It is always and only up to us. I think this quote from Anthony Ray Hinton speaking about his wrongful conviction and how he felt after being released from death row speaks to this most important choice.
“I chose to forgive. I chose to stay vigilant to any signs of anger or hate in my heart. They took thirty years of my life. If I couldn’t forgive, if I couldn’t feel joy, that would be like giving them the rest of my life. The rest of my life is mine. Alabama took thirty years. That was enough.”
- Anthony Ray Hinton
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