On Million Years of Suffering to End in One Day: World Forgiveness Day

Founder David Chard explains the purpose and goals of World Forgiveness Day, April 7, 2002. More than 100,000 participants are going to document their forgiveness stories and generate the end to a million years of Suffering.

Bainbridge Island, WA -- On September 11th citizens of the world learned that one day can change the world. Another monumental day will occur on April 7th, this time a joyful occassion. According to David Chard, organizer of World Forgiveness Day 2002, more than 100,000 people are going to take a stand with an act of forgiveness and end a million years of suffering. Chard suggests that people have suffered neelessly and that "forgiveness is simply giving up one's right to resent anything or anybody, for no reason."

Chard believes people have suffered for an average of at least ten years by not forgiving themselves or someone else and when 100,000 individuals collectively decide to forgive in just one day, one million years of suffering would end in just one day: World Forgiveness Day 2002.

How will the end of suffering be measured? At least 100,000 are going to send an email to info@worldforgivenessday.com and share their stories of forgiveness. The years of suffering should be noted, so at the end of the day there will be a documented account of the million years of suffering which will end on that day. The stories of forgiveness will be permanently chronicled at www.worldforgivenessday.com and serve as an example how one day can indeed positively change the world!

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