Project Forgive: Shawne Duperon
In that moment an internal dilemma was created. On one hand you have Tom, a drunk driver who killed a family. On the other hand, you have Tom, a loving husband and father who made a horrible and devastating choice to drink and drive.
“How do you hold these conflicting emotions within your heart at the same time? I felt deep anger and rage at a man who killed a precious family and at the same time, I felt deep sorrow and compassion for a man who made the mistake of a lifetime,” says Duperon.
“The ability to hold two divergent and opposed thoughts and feelings at the time in your head and heart in the same moment – is THE miraculous breakthrough in consciousness.”
“This is where global shifts occur. This ability to hold dichotomous feelings at the same moment is the start of solving political angst, religious conflict, business greed, as well as, racial, gender and immigration issues in ways we haven’t seen before. We can’t keep doing the same things and expect different results.”
The Movement
The proposed documentary has virtually morphed into a forgiveness movement, due to the popularity of the profoundly moving introductory trailer posted on the fund-raising website, Kickstarter. A Course In Miracles International President, Baron Wolter van Verscuer welcomed the idea of the film saying, “We are, of course, thrilled that forgiveness is now being more broadly recognized as the solution to the needless pain and anguish that characterize the human condition.
