As the date for the darkest day in Armenian history comes to a close, I can’t help but think of the anger and hatred many of us hold against the Turks. And I took a moment to remember those few Turks who helped ensure our continued survival.
Our anger blinds us from the reality that many of our families found salvation thanks to some Turks, who risked their lives in providing the survivors with warning, shelter and means of escape.
It is not the Turkish people who are at fault, but a government that promotes and cultivates a civilization of ignorance and intolerance.
We must give the Turkish people our sympathy, not our hatred. Help to open their eyes to the truth. Help them to understand why we cannot and will not forget the horrors done to our ancestors and what was stolen from us, the whole of the Armenian people.
It’s hard to believe, but they just don’t know any better.
