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Mar 26, 2015

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." --Mahatma Gandhi

Black Madonna: A Song of Forgiveness

"In 1981, two white supremacists brutally murdered an eighteen-year-old black boy in Mobile, Alabama. During the trial, there was an astounding moment: one of the men expressed true sorrow for what he had done. Everyone took a breath. And the boy's mother, Beulah Mae Donald, forgave him." The ability of human beings to love, even those who have deeply wronged us, is a recurring source of amazement and awe. Gayan, a poet and musician, was moved to compose a song dedicated to Beulah Mae Donald and the greatness of her spirit. Read more to feel the power of his awe-inspiring words describing Beulah's remarkable and beautiful act of forgiveness.