NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER DESMOND TUTU. THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER THE END OF APARTHEID IS A ROLE MODEL FOR THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS.

Forgiving can sometimes look like an impossible task. How do you forgive murder, rape, genocide? After the end of apartheid in South Africa, many expected the country to be devastated by a bloodbath. Yet, the new nation chose the path of confession and reconciliation. Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu van Furth says that it’s possible to forgive and still pursue justice. Forgiveness is the only path forward.