自分の罪に人生を支配させないために
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1991年、シャカ・サンゴールは人を撃ち殺してしまいました。彼曰く、彼は「セミオートを持った、短気な麻薬密売人」でした。第二級殺人で服役し、そこで彼の物語は終わってもおかしくはありませんでした。しかし、そうはなりませんでした。そこは長い年月をかけた、贖罪の旅の始まりで、そこには控えめで落ち着いた誰にでも当てはまる教訓がありました。
1991年、シャカ・サンゴールは人を撃ち殺してしまいました。彼曰く、彼は「セミオートを持った、短気な麻薬密売人」でした。第二級殺人で服役し、そこで彼の物語は終わってもおかしくはありませんでした。しかし、そうはなりませんでした。そこは長い年月をかけた、贖罪の旅の始まりで、そこには控えめで落ち着いた誰にでも当てはまる教訓がありました。
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