LOVE DESTROY CRIME AND HATE

          Calvin was an old man who was famous as a person who patiently and diligently greet everyone with a smile and a very closely handshake. His legs were limp from a bullet penetrated in the Japanese colonial period. Calvin lived in the prone area of rampant crime and drug trafficking. 80-year-old man worked as gardener and caretaker of a church.

          On a day when watering the church’s garden, he was suddenly visited by several gang members or thugs in that area. “Do you want water?” Calvin asked calmly. Most of the young men, tattooed and grim-looking answered, “Yes of course” Calvin handed the hose, but unexpectedly they caught Calvin arm and  dropped it. After Calvin fallen, the thugs took his wallet and watch, and then they run away. Calvin tried to get up, but he fallen again. When he was still lying the pastor of the church came to help him. “Calvin, are you okay? Are you hurt? The pastor asked. “No, I am fine”. They were just people who were marginalized and neglected that could someday returned to the right path,  “Calvin said as he wiped the tears from his forehead and returned to continue watering the garden.  A few days later the thugs had come again and repeat the same act. Calvin did not take the fight, he even offered water and drinking well. They then mocked and laughed the old man.

          A year later while doing her regular job, Calvin was struck the presence of thugs. “Don’t be fear, Sir, today we will not harm and took you away”, said one of thugs with a polite greeting and handing him a bag gently. What’s this? Calvin asked in amazement. “That’s all stuff and wallet complete with all the money in it,” I returned back, he said. “I did not believe it and cannot understand, why now can be the good guy?” Calvin asked. With faces downcast and embarrased the young man replied, “We’ve got a valuable lesson from the old man. We came to apologize for harming and hurting good people like you. We wonder why every time we harm and rob your possession, you are not fighting, even kindly. You are not hostile and hate us even though we were hurt and harm you. You continue to show your love for us the bad guys. “We wanted to tell the truth, that we were never able to sleep after robbing stuff and hurt you, so we decided to give it back”. Eventually Calvin’s patience led to repentance in the hearts of thugs. Love can destroy Hate and Crime.

          With Love we are able to bring the people who fall into the valley of the shadow back to the right path. Continuously love given sincerely at that time will soften the hard heart, like drops of water continuously will be able to erode and destroy the hard rocks. “Love can turn enemies to be friends”.