Sa centralne kanadske komemoracije u Windsoru povodom 31. godišnjice od genocida u Srebrenici

From the central Canadian commemoration in Windsor on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

Kanadski odgovor nije mržnja. Mržnja nas ?ini sli?nim onima koji su je posijali. Naš odgovor mora biti dostojanstvo, znanje, moralna postojanost i nepokolebljiva vjera u pravdu. Žrtva ne smije zaboraviti, ali ne smije ni dopustiti da ga prošlost zarobi. Sje?anje nije lanac koji nas veže za ju?er. Sje?anje je svjetiljka koja nam osvjetljava put prema sutra. Mi u Kanadi u?imo svoju djecu istini o Srebrenici. Ne da bi u?ila mrziti, nego da bi nau?ila razlikovati istinu od laži, pravdu od nepravde i ?ovje?nost od zlo?ina. Narod koji odgoji djecu da ?uvaju istinu osigurao je sebi budu?nost. Narod koji prepusti istinu zaboravu prepušta svoju sudbinu tu?im pri?ama.

From the central Canadian commemoration in Windsor on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

The Canadian response is not hatred. Hatred makes us resemble those who sowed it. Our response must be dignity, knowledge, moral steadfastness, and an unwavering faith in justice. Victims must never forget, but neither should they allow the past to imprison them. Remembrance is not a chain that binds us to yesterday. It is a light that illuminates our path toward tomorrow. Here in Canada, we teach our children the truth about Srebrenica—not so that they may learn to hate, but so that they may learn to distinguish truth from falsehood, justice from injustice, and humanity from cruelty. A people who raise their children to preserve the truth secure their future. A people who allow the truth to be forgotten surrender their destiny to the stories of others.

Emir Ramic