Path of sympathy – one mother choice for tolerance

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kerk widow, expressed her sympathy for the aggressor on her husband. “I forgive him because this is what Christ did … The response to hatred is not hatred. The answer that we know from the Bible is love – always love.” In similar strong words forgiveness And understanding, Skarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse was killed in the shooting accident at Sandy Hook Elementary School, believes that if he was the shooter at the school, Adam Lanza, “able to give and receive love, the tragedy would never have occurred.” Although she suffers from an unimaginable loss, these two brave women are working wise Models to be followed in how to deal when facing adversity and pain.

It was an honor for me to have an interview with Scarlett, one of the forces of nature, via Zoom. It is a beacon of hope in the time of darkness and a person who admires and respects him. This is her story of grace and humanity.

On June 30, 2006, Jesse Lewis was born larger than life, weighing 11 lbs with a cesarean section. While he was in the hospital’s labor and childbirth unit when he was a new baby, he was incredibly trying to crawl from his bed. On December 14, 2012, this 6 -year -old beautiful boy was tragicly killed with 20 other students in the first grade and five adults in the shooting accident at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

“When she was a child, Jesse was preventive, curious, adventurous, and he was real leaderIt was his courage that prompted him to save the lives of nine of his colleagues in the classroom. While Jesse was standing in front of his teacher, he called his colleagues to run while the shooter was re -loading his weapon, and they did so. Expisitionists – like Adam and other collectors – is the painful story of what we lack strongly and we need it in our violent and divisive world.

“Angel and bad man”, which Jesse drew just two days before his death, is a symbolic representation of spiritual The psychological conflict within the collective shooters, and provides a final statement on the conflict between good and evil. Pencil painting appears an angel in the form of a stick with wings and a smiling face, but his body in the form of a bullet, mixes the divine to the tool of death. The smiling face may suggest Jesse’s acceptance of his fate, while the number 14 in the body of the angel, which represents the date of his death, makes the drawing a strict prophecy.

The most sophisticated symbolism was found inside the head of the bad man, which represents a battlefield of the spiritual conflict that many collective shooters suffer today. Two opposing characters appear: a demonic figure with a non -sharp wings and a strange code of my penis installed in her head, and in contrast to that, a divine figure with aura and a bitter bondage. The extended hand of this divine character is a common gesture of blessing, invitation or recovery. The divine character – the symbol of light, salvation and forgiveness – stands in direct opposition to the demonic character. This conflict shows a struggle for the spirit of the evil man, who is equivalent to the battle within Adam and for the fate of Jesse. This can be explained that the “evil” of Satan is rooted in the deviation of his entity.

Scarlett’s story is a strong testimony to the use of sympathy and understanding to address how to create violence within our society. She describes the unimaginable horror of her son’s loss to help others. Its organization, Jesse Lewis, choose the movement of love, is a free and comprehensive approach designed for schools that provide a program for social and emotional learning.

When we talked, Scarlett described finding a note that Jesse left written on the kitchen blackboard on the morning of his death. Jesse wrote “Norturting Helinn Love”, whose mother interpreted as “Nurturting Helinn Love”. This message has become the basis for its organization’s work. The organization’s mission is to be part of the solution to violence and other societal issues by providing free programs for social and emotional development, very required in schools, homes and societies.

While joining Sandy Hook Elementary School, Adam was diagnosed with unite– The individual was tragicly rejected education The program that his mother requested. In a cry for help, Adam wrote “The Book of Grandma” – a disturbing and violent manuscript describing a character using a pistol hidden in a firing stick on people. An investigation was issued on the school, which dealt with details of the security failures and errors, but from the point of view of Scarlett, and based on its conversations with those involved in the shooting, the report was not completely accurate. For example, in the report, there were no signs of this bullyingBut Scarlett had direct reports from former classmates stating that Adam was bullying. Perhaps this marginalization of Adam has contributed to his chronic feeling of insecurity, despair and lack of affiliation.

Scarlett calls for a proactive approach based on sympathy and sympathy Emotional intelligence. It shares this message to combat hatred and violence that is often found in our world today. Its program focuses on love and belonging, as well as the ability to grow through pain and discomfort. He teaches students how to have courage in the face of their concerns, defending what is right, and moving from the feeling of sympathy to taking the necessary measures to help others.

Scarlett program is used in schools in all fifty American states and more than 120 countries, and reaches millions of children. By teaching love skills, the movement works to enhance a more peaceful and careful world.

The sympathy of the work revolves around access to those who suffer and isolated. Instead of just feeling sympathetic to a bullied person, you can interfere with a gentle act. An example is Aaron Stark, who was shooting at school, but because of the gentle behavior of a neighbors, by serving food and a place for sleep to Aaron, he stopped the planned murder.suicide.¹ This simple work of mercy is Aaron and stops his revenge feelings.