Beyond the film Unbroken‘s powerful message of perseverance and forgiveness is a further story of healing only mentioned at the end but expanded in Ingrid Peschke’s January 13th article in the Huffington Post. Whether you have seen Unbroken or not, it is uplifting and encouraging to recognize that the effects of trauma can be healed. Please enjoy an excerpt of Peschke’s article below and follow the link at the end to continue reading.
After enduring a near-fatal plane crash, 47 days adrift at sea on a life raft, shark attacks, starvation, enemy fire, and finally being rescued by the Japanese Navy only to be taken as a prisoner of war, you might think nothing worse could happen. But the punches kept coming. Literally.
So goes the true story of WWII veteran Louis Zamperini, played out in the recent blockbuster film adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand’s New York Times bestseller “Unbroken.” But make no mistake. Behind this unimaginable hardship is a lesson of forgiveness and the transformative power it represents for us all.