Beyond Belief – A Story of Hope
June 25, 2008 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Blogs and Resources
When we have a loved one taken from us through death, we can so easily become angry with the world. Well I have just heard about a wonderful film about the story of how Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, who were 2 soccer mums turned their tragedy of losing their husbands in the 9/11 bomb attack around.
They struggled to cope with their loss and yet turned their focus from grief, to reaching out to the very country that had trained the terrorists who took their husbands lives: Afghanistan. They turned to empowering Afghan widows.
The new film Beyond Belief tells the story of their journey from Boston to Afghan villages, developing a powerful bond along the way and unlikely kinship with widows halfway round the world. In doing so they managed to move beyond the tragedy that had wrecked their lives.
An emotional touching film that shows how we can turn our dark depression into an inspirational life. Here are some reviews
“Genuinely inspirational” New York magazine
“A truly remarkable story of two women filled with courage and determination” ABC News
Now I have to say you need the hankies at the ready but I was left with an amazing sense of it is not what happens to you in life, it is how you react and find a way of turning that pain into something worthwhile…..
