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\nComment by Joseph\u00a0on 16 Sep 2009 at 8:39 am<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
How do you feel about death? Are you at peace? Do you feel any guilt from your past? In the church you were raised to believe in a higher power even turn to your other cheek. Have your forgiven yourself and those who have abused you?<\/span><\/p>\n
Joseph<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Joseph,<\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019m not afraid to die. Death is a part of life. Of course there are many mysteries surrounding death, but I believe that we all\u00a0know that we will die someday. Sooner or later, we all face the same. I believe I am at peace.<\/span><\/p>\n
I’m not sure by what you mean by feeling guilt from my past? What happened to me in my past was not something for me to feel guilt over. \u00a0I was an innocent child who trusted and loved my abusers because I didn’t know better. I never knew what happened to me was considered abuse until my high school years. I believed all children were treated like I was.<\/span><\/p>\n
You ask if I’ve been able to forgive my abusers and let go of my past. Yes, to some degree I have, but I have not forgotten. It\u2019s not my job to judge. \u00a0I believe with my whole heart that my abusers will face a higher power and be punished accordingly. I’ve had to let go of my hatred; otherwise my abusers would’ve won by completing their mission, to kill one child’s spirit for eternity. I couldn’t allow that. \u00a0I would’ve\u00a0stayed trapped within my dark self for the rest of my days.\u00a0Would that have been fair? I think not.\u00a0Healing meant I survived. Therefore, I won. My abusers, lost.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for your questions.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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