"I have no time for anger."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Rabbi and Writer

A Conversation With Trayvon Martin's Mother
Posted: 04/ 7/2012 11:30 am

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-shmuley-boteach/sybrina-fulton-trayvon-martin_b_1409832.html

My dear friend Kathryn Milofsky arranged for me to speak with Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and her attorney Benjamin Crump, today just before Passover. We had invited Trayvon's parents to our Passover seder, but as that could not be worked out I was grateful to speak to Ms. Fulton and offer her whatever words of comfort and healing I could muster.

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"I look at my older son, who is 21 years-old. And I see Travyon in him. And I keep on expecting Trayvon to come home. But he doesn't come home. And now, I have one son on earth, and one son in heaven. And I miss him."

I asked her if she felt any anger to George Zimmerman:

I have no time for anger. I don't want to grant it a place in my heart. I simply want justice. I don't hate him and I'm not angry at him. But my son died and we deserve to know what happened. It's not for the police to determine justice. It's for the courts. And we'll stand by what the court says. But that's what I'm focused on. We want an arrest. But it's not out of anger or hatred. I have too much to do to be sidetracked with any of that. But when your son dies and there isn't even an arrest, it makes it so much harder.

[DevonRex]

1. She can teach us all something.

Thanks for bringing it to us.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Amerigo Vespucci.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. I wish I could be as wise as she is.

She is right, but being able to actually keep focused is the hard part.

[mactime]

4. Amazing

Compare that to all the hate and fear spewed by others associated with this incident

[Air Marshal8]

6. Indeed. You're so very right.

...

[Zax2me]

13. Right?! The near war cries to arms.

She is demonstrating what we refer to as leadership and claim we have a lack of.

[varelse]

5. This is dignity

K&R

[barbtries]

7. i guess i have time for anger.

because i am righteously pissed that her son was murdered and the perp has not even been arrested. my heart goes out to her. she's doing what she needs to do to try to get justice for her son. she isn't even allowed to grieve at this point. her road is long and hard. wish i could hug her.

but even more i wish someone would get off their ass and arrest zimmerman.

[Number23]

8. Wow. Your interest and commitment to getting out as much info as possible

on this issue is noted and very much appreciated.

[DeSwiss]

9. Thank you Sybrina Fulton for the lessons you are teaching us all.

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!

~Rodgers & Hammerstein

- K&R

[mzmolly]

10. What a lovely women.

Continued thoughts are with her and her family.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. What a brave woman. She's so much more clear headed than I. Much respect. n/t

[Zax2me]

12. She just misses her son.

Heratbreaking but heartwarming words.

[tavalon]

14. Man, that woman is amazing

Just amazing.

[madokie]

15. I want to be like her

she is my idol

May all who reads this have a warm and happy day
Somewhere many are not