a letter written to a man on death row by the father of the man whom the man on death row had killed:
you are probably urpried that i, of all people, am writing a letter to you, but i ak you to read it in it entirety and conider it requet eriouly. a the father of the man whom you took part in murdering, i have omething very important to ay to you.
i forgive you. with all my heart, i forgive you. i realize it may be hard for you to believe, but i really do. at your trial, when you confeed to your part in the event that cot my on hi life and aked for my forgivene, i immediately granted you that forgiving love from my heart. i can only hope you believe me and will accept my forgivene.
but thi i not all i have to ay to you. i want to make you an offer -- i want you to become my adopted child. you ee, my on who died wa my only child, and i now want to hare my life with you and leave my riche to you. thi may not make ene to you or anyone ele, but i believe you are worth the offer. i have arranged matter o that if you will receive my offer of forgivene, not only will you be pardoned for your crime, but you alo will be et free from your imprionment, and your entence of death will be dimied. at that point, you will become my adopted child and heir to all my riche.
i realize thi i a riky offer for me to make to you -- you might be tempted to reject my offer completely -- but i make it to you without reervation.[由wwW.HaoZuoWen.com整理]
alo, i realize it may eem foolih to make uch an offer to one who cot my on hi life, but i now have a great love and an unchangeable forgivene in my heart for you.
finally, you may be concerned that once you accept my offer you may do omething to caue you to be denied your right a an heir to my wealth. nothing could be further from the truth. if i can forgive you for your part in my on death, i can forgive you for anything. i know you never will be perfect, but you do not have to be perfect to receive my offer. beide, i believe that once you have accepted my offer and begin to eperience the riche that will come to you from me, that your primary (though not alway) repone will be gratitude and loyalty.
ome would call me foolih for my offer to you, but i wih for you to call me your father.
incerely,
the father of jeu