Hi community,

I wanted to ask everyone where they stand on the topic of pursuing justice in order to heal...

I read an excellent book recently, "Trauma and Recovery" : The aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. (By Judith Herman, M.D.)

On Page 208 it says...

"... Survivors may focus their energies on helping others who have been similarly victimized, on educational, legal, or political efforts to prevent others from being victimized in the future, or on attempts to bring offenders to justice. Common to all these efforts is a dedication to raising public awareness. Survivors understand full well that the natural human response to horrible events is to put them out of mind. They may have done this themselves in the past. Survivors also understand that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. It is for this reason that public truth-telling is the common denominator of all social action.... ...Survivors undertake to speak about the unspeakable in public in the belief that this will help others. In so doing, they feel connected to a power larger than themselves..."

What do you all think of that? Have you pursued justice? Is it too triggering? Too scary? Seems futile?

Thanks,
HD7970ghz