Even though I'm not affiliated with any particular religion, I am a big fan of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his belief that the only way the country could heal and be unified after apartheid was through coming to terms with the past, acknowledgement of the harm done, and forgiveness. I simply wanted to make an image that he might have liked.
Rfkhumanrights.org writes,
"Tutu advocated for the idea of his country as 'the Rainbow Nation,' rather than one that was racially divided. In 1995, President Nelson Mandela appointed Tutu head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated allegations of human rights abuses of the previous 34 years. As always, the archbishop focused on forgiveness and cooperation, rather than revenge for past injustices."
“Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering—remembering and not using your right to hit back. It’s a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don’t want to repeat what happened.” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu