I am so sorry – a social performance – Juan Petry – 2023
I am so sorry – a social performance – Juan Petry – 2023
Stop. Sit down. Touch the paper. Think about it. Wait a minute. Isnt it time to ask for forgiveness. Just now. Isnt it time to get in touch with someone you havent heard from in a long time. Isnt it time to show your greatness by asking forgiveness and submitting to judgment. Is repentance, very concretely, in dialogue with the other, the beginning of healing. Isnt it a relief nurtured by the love one receives unintentionally.
My message has been typed 60 times on an old mechanical typewriter. Each keystroke was triggered by a finger hitting the keys. With monotonous sound, the pain became a constant companion. The back tensed. And yet the act of penance was a liberating one. Nothing makes us more human than our moral compass. Nothing makes us more vulnerable to abuse when this compass is tampered with. Now it is your turn.
Self-criticism is also part of self-empowerment. Unlike propaganda, it is not directed against humanity, but an inner voice of morality, to give us light in the darkness of our own world.
Isnt it a great gift to be asked for forgiveness. Isnt it a sign of friendship, of humility. Isnt it also a sign of appreciation?
Write your message. Put in the envelope, seal it. Address it. Send it. Free yourself.
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