I forgive the hostility and jealousy,

I forgive the anger and the cruelty,

I forgive the neglect and the contempt,

I forgive the pain and the disappointments,

I forgive the slanders and intrigues,

I forgive the betrayals and the lies,

I forgive the indifference and ill will,

I forgive the injustice carried out in the name of justice,

I forgive the world and all its evils.”

I’ve forgiven everyone.

I forgive the blows that hurt me,

I forgive the tears I was made to shed,

I forgive them because forgiving is not only benefiting the criminal, it benefits me.

I say to myself that I can forgive those who tortured me, those who detained me, those who perpetrated hideous crimes against me. I can even forgive the state. But I want to guarantee that my daughters won’t experience the same fate as me.