If Time Heals

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2 years ago

If time heals all wounds then there won't be no regrets, no resentments, no fear and no bondage of fear and hatred.


I have seen this limited series on Netflix, "Unbelievable" and I felt really sad for this girl who got raped, the misfortune was unbelievably terrible for her poor situation.

Marie, an introverted teenager who has recently been living alone got raped in her apartment with no signs of forced entry, no evidence whatsoever, even neighbors didn’t notice anything about the crime being committed that early morning. 

While Marie was being molested by a stranger, the police even accused her of false information, that started when one of Marie’s foster parents told the police that the girl has history of attention-seeking behavior in the past, and suspected that the rape incident might just be another ploy to get attention. Eventually, the investigation was dismissed, and the police even charged Marie for false information. She has to endure probation, fines, court mandated counseling therapy, and the worst she lost her friends, and the public’s trust. She was even bullied by the people and the media. 

However, we still have good cops around, people who desire for the truth and won’t conform to the meager source of evidence. When another rape case surfaced, two female cops took the challenge to uncover the mystery of identical rape crimes from several different places, and found out that this serial rapist has been repeatingly doing the same crime from different women, and the yougest was Marie.

The twist and positive break for Marie started when the suspect got the maximum penalty of his crime, and the police who carelessly interprets Marie’s crime story admitted his fault and offered the poor girl $500 worth of check reimbursement for the fine, but Marie didn’t accept it and even sued the city for all her misfortunes after the incident. She got a settlement of $150,000, she accepted it and rebuilt her life. And, I commend her for doing it. The lawyer suggested negotiating for more, but Marie said that she just wanted the police and everyone to accept that they made a mistake, and the money was enough for her to start anew. 

I love this line from the film;

“If the truth is inconvenient, they don’t believe it's true”

This was Marie’s line during her counseling, and that was just heartbreaking because it really sheds some truth.

Anyway, going back to the topic: time. I often hear some people say that time heals our wounds eventually, but I think this is not always the case. Women who experienced molestation and cruelty do not forget the pain. While watching this movie, and hearing the plight of the victims, though they might have lived back to their usual way of life, the pain and the fear creep in when they’re alone and vulnerable. The trauma might have caused them to build walls from certain people and things, or might develop to phobias.

Time won’t heal, justice does. And, this cruel world won’t always give us the legal earthly justice we always want, and that  is often a sad reality for all unsolved crimes. But, we still deserve justice and healing, though, in some other way. God’s deliverance will set us free from that bondage of hurt and insecurity.

"'I will restore your health, and I will heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord.” -Jeremiah 30-17

And, I love this quote too. Yah, we thought we have lots of time, what if we don't. Seek for healing now, forgive yourself and others.

Thanks for reading guys!

Thought this would be apt for @JonicaBradley 's prompt: TIME.

Another article that would be great for this prompt too: Don't Waste Your Time.

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04/27/2022

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2 years ago

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reality sucks over weak people that can't seek justice. nahabag ako sa story niya kasi kahit yung foster parents niya pinagkanulo pa siya

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2 years ago

Kita na diay ka ani sis? Looy kaau sya bah? Mka sad jud ayyy cge ko hilak basta mo divert ang story balik sa iyaha

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2 years ago

wala beb nag base ra ko sa imo pag narrate sa story

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2 years ago

Every hard times, God is our saviour 🤗

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2 years ago

Amen!

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2 years ago

so sad knowing about htat but I am glad she got the justice she deserves.. indeed, our true hope is in God alone, that at the end of our life, once we are in fellowship with him, every tear will be wiped away, every sickness healed, oh what a beautiful day that would be... we must be ready to meet our savior all the time!

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2 years ago

Amen! God is just and I'm sure He cares for our welfare above all else...

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2 years ago

The problem in society is that justice is difficult to achieve. It's either it would take a lot of time or justice is only served for the affluent and neglected to the poor.

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2 years ago

That is often true... Really sad.

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2 years ago

I agree. That is an exemption but there are instances when God manifested His miracle. Like in the life of the daughter of Peter Tan Chi. She is a daughter of a pastor. One time, her parents were away and some evil people break into their house I think seven people raped her. But she was able to forgive them all because of God's grace.

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2 years ago

What if wala yong mga cops na gusto panrin ng katotohanan. So habang buhay syang may label na liar. Sya pa ang napasama. Di sya mapaghihilom ng kahit ano pero depende sa tao if magpapatuloy sya sa buhay forgetting all the bad things that happened to her. Maiisip at maiisip pa rin nya yun, di na mawawala talaga sa Sistema nya.

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2 years ago

Mahirap talaga sa case ni Marie na hindi ma bigyan ng justice kc she was bullied by the press and the social media..

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2 years ago

Ganun ako. I just let time heal wounds and fade the bad memories in my mind.

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2 years ago

I have read your story before madam, ang sakit noh but I'm glad you finally find healing...

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2 years ago

Sad to say that girls being through that type of abuse rarely gets justice, it's the reality. Our judiciary system takes 5-10-15 years to deliver a final judgement, but many times the judgement is not harsh. Just a fine and some years of imprisonment, it's not enough for the crime. Until and unless there would be strict rules for evil doers like these, these people will never stop.

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2 years ago

That's true. Actually, the suspect in this case was first sentenced for just a few years, good thing the prosecutor objected that the accused has several cases in different states and should deserve the maximum penalty.

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2 years ago

It really is painful to learn about these abuses happening around. I guess Marie is just one of the "lucky" ones for she stood up against the abuse and was able to settle but what about those who didn't and was too scared to report what happened to them? Time did not heal their wounds.

Good thing she was not that greedy. It's not all about money. Sometimes we just have to teach others a lesson and that is enough.

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2 years ago

Totoo yan. Kawawa ung iba na hirap makamit ang hustisya..

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2 years ago

Cguro time will heal the physical pain the world give, but ung mental pain medyo ndi tlga basta mawawala un

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2 years ago

yes mental and physiological pain mahirap talaga ma fix yan

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2 years ago

I agree to you maam Lyca. Ganu man yan katagal kung ang justice wala parin na commit still ang pain andyan parin. Hindi mawawala yan basta-basta ganu man katagal lumipas ang panahon. Kailangan may justice talaga to settle everything, the case, the feelings and the situation.

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