Kelly Forzaglia answers “I read this article, but would like...”

Eva asked this question about Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption:

I read this article, but would like someone else's take, was it interesting beyond the brutality? : http://billygraham.org/story/louis-zamperinis-story-of-survival-and-redemption/

Kelly Forzaglia To me, the brutality was a detail, part of the events that happen in our lives. Like, we know going into reading the story that there's going to be br…moreTo me, the brutality was a detail, part of the events that happen in our lives. Like, we know going into reading the story that there's going to be brutality, but it's what happens after that I found to be really interesting. Louis was able to truly forgive the man who caused him such trauma and terror, and the healing in and of itself is even more impressive. Like the article said, "I can’t understand how someone with severe PTSD could get over it in one night" to which Louis responded "When you accept Christ, you become a new creation. Old things are gone". That's the heart of the story to me and thus the most interesting thing about it. It's the piece that makes all the horrors and obscenities that Louis experienced have a purpose, not just to express the brutality of war. :)(less)

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Mickey Weinstein Well, that's a certain religious point of view with which I disagree. I understand it all worked for Louie and it's wonderful that he could move beyon ...more
Nov 28, 2017 12:30PM

Kelly Forzaglia You're right, forgiving evil is hard. Even being a Christian I find forgiveness to be one of the most difficult things to do when it comes to being wr ...more
Nov 28, 2017 03:29PM

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