Posted on 11/23/2015 9:32:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A Paris man's open letter to the killers of his wife is moving people to tears as it spreads on social media and television.
Antoine Leiris' wife, Helene Muyal-Leiris, was among the 89 slain in the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Friday. His original letter in French on his Facebook page has been shared more than 194,000 times since Monday and has been translated into several other languages.
He tells the attackers that he will not give them the gift of hating them, saying: "Responding to hatred with anger would be to give in to the same ignorance that has made you what you are."
"I saw her this morning. She was just as beautiful as she was when she left home Friday evening, as beautiful as when I fell madly in love with her more than 12 years ago," he says.
Leiris adds he is devastated with grief over the loss of his 35-year-old wife, but says it will be a short-term grief.
"I know that she will join us every day and that we will find each other again in a paradise of free souls, which you will never have access to."
The conclusion emphasizes Leiris' determination to ensure he raises the couple's 17-month-old son "happy and free. Because no, you will not have his hatred either."
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Yes he will. His life will be consumed by unrequited hatred.
if it were me i would want the attackers’ heads on pikes at the end of my driveway so i could wave to them everyday to and from errands, rejoicing in the knowledge they are spending eternity in the hottest bowels of hell. but that’s just me.
He is kidding no one, his letter is laced with hatred and bitterness. The only thing he gives to the enemy is that they are powerful enough for him to have acknowledged their ability to control. If that weren’t true, he would have not written the letter.
Good news-—and we need it.
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but if I ever find you, I will be that last person you will lay eyes on.
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