Forgiveness At Cronulla
A Lesson in forgiveness in the face of snarling hate
Don Rowe is a special bloke. As the NSW president of the RSL, it was he who accepted the apology of that 17-year-old Lebanese-Australian boy who stole the Australian flag from the Brighton-le-Sands RSL Club during the Cronulla riots, and he who extended the olive branch of inviting the kid to carry the flag in the Anzac Day march next year.
“We wanted to see this youth get on with his life and become a good Australian,” Rowe told me on Thursday. “It was a great opportunity to show that Australians are a caring and compassionate nation.”…
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/lesson-in-forgiveness-in-the-face-of-snarling-hate/2006/10/13/1160246325216.html
Hey that’s great.
i completely missed that story in the news.
i’ve never been to an Anzac day march, but i’d almost consider it if i felt it could become a celebration of reconciliation rather than a celebration of war.