Heart Attack leads to change of heart for lady flying the confederate flag

[Quixote1818]

https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20180908115405-south-carolina-woman-takes-down-confederate-flag-in-a-black-neighborhood-after-change-of-heart/

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Glad it happened but it took a near death experience to wake her up.

[handmade34]

2. ....

[dalton99a]

3. Because it dawned on her there might be black people in heaven

or wherever

[struggle4progress]

17. "... I'm going to tell God how you treat me ..."

[dalton99a]

18. +1.

[CatWoman]

4. last night i was talking with my granddaughter about George Wallace

And how he found success in politics by running on blind hatred.

All that changed when he was shot and left paralyzed.

After he reputiated his hatred, and asked forgiveness of the black community in Alabama, they forgave him and welcomed him with open arms.

[Botany]

7. George in his later years had a special friend Connie Harper

https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/wallace-s-daughter-families-can-heal-late-governor-never-explained/article_24112f80-ea13-5abd-b1b9-aeb31c985d9d.html

[Generic Other]

5. I am impressed by her neighbors' restraint

Her neighbors treated her way better than she acted toward them.

[NNadir]

10. The essence of one of humanity's greatest "rules," the "Golden Rule" does not say...

..."Do on to others as the do on to you," but rather "do on to others as you would have them do on to you."

This is a huge distinction.

Personally I hold this law as a core to human ethics.

The greatest capacity in my view that a human being can have is the capacity for forgiveness. So many wars, so much tragedy, comes from the failure to do this admittedly difficult thing.

There are things that are difficult to forgive, and perhaps some that are impossible - or nearly impossible to forgive - but I strongly admire those who let things go. The best looking people in this story is not the one who has sought forgiveness, though we can appreciate her for doing so, but is in fact, those who forgave.

Those are great human beings knocking down the walls they built.

I say this as a person who has failed to forgive some things, but I'm generally not happy with myself as a result.

This story makes me happy and hopeful.

[Roland99]

6. Perfect example of this. I post this from time to time

[GentryDixon]

14. That is how liberals think, isn't it?

I copied to reuse, if you don't mind.

[Roland99]

15. Have at it!!

[dchill]

8. Heartening.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

9. amazing story.

Love rules!

[bronxiteforever]

11. JFK remark comes to my mind

For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

[Hortensis]

16. +100. :) So much more inspiring and worthy than my own

first thought, which was of fire insurance.

For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

Yes.

[Ohioboy]

12. It's nice to see things like this happening

Just wish it hadn't taken a heart attack.

[Silver Gaia]

13. Love this story!

All you need is love! ...dumdeedattadum... All you need is love!