Re: Bali 9 thoughts
Reply #119 –
From the perspective of an old friend from the Clifton Hotel days Celia. She posted this on facebook this morning.
Fifteen years ago my brother died of a heroin overdose. His is not the only funeral I've been to of someone that has died at the hands of heroin. I've seen mothers crying, fathers pained, siblings distraught, friends speechless because the life of someone they love has been ripped away. Do I blame people like Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan for these deaths? NO!!
Do the Sukumaran and Chan family have to go through this? Haven't they been through enough?
Andrew and Myuran made a desperate and stupid decision as did my bother and many others who wind up in the grip of heroin addiction. You don't just wake up one day and decide to smuggle drugs! A series of events has to take place in a persons life to lead them down a path of darkness.
These guys have turned their lives around and made a difference in the lives of others.They can't change their past and neither can you. Have you ever made a mistake?
You may not have done something as stupid as these guys but you also haven't lived the life that took them to the place where they made such a decision! If you are judging them, stop it!
I'm not saying people don't need consequences for their actions. It's the only way any of us learn! But COMPASSION for human beings in all facets of life is the only way. I stand for mercy. #istandformercy
Really, really impressive.