Have you ever wonder how’s life would be, if you knew that you will die tomorrow??? Have you ever think to be as a spiritual advisor to person whom will be sentenced to death penalty? Do you think life is fair? Do you agree that, person whom killing people, should be punished…die too? Do you believe that people will changes? Is it hard to admit our fault and ask forgiveness? Is there forgiveness to those who’s hurt or harm others? These entire questions, we should ask ourselves, can we be in the same position or not? Are we brave enough as her?
All these been touched in my school theater entitled Dead Man Walking. The screenplay was based on a true story written by Sister Helen Prejean, published in 1994 and made into a major motion picture by Tim Robbins, starring Susan Sarandon. The story chronicles Sister Helen Prejean’s eye-opening journey with two men on Death Row to the execution chamber, and her awakening to the realities of US criminal justice system and use of capital punishment.
Even though, today is my full day. I started my day early in the morning, helping Jester program, done my role play tape, attending wedding ceremony, watch the play’, arrived home almost midnight. What a day! In the beginning, I fall asleep couple times….huhuu.. =P maybe because they were talking fully in southern accent, y’all… I can’t get it, man! Or maybe I’m too tired and sleepy. After a while, trying to keep in track and make sure my eyes are open, my ears listening as big as elephant. I’m awake =) it’s really interesting play to watch and get insight.
It does remind me to my enlighten trips at Pudu Jail, Kuala Lumpur…fifteen years back. I was in my secondary school at that time. I’m still young and full of zeal to explore anything in front of me. For those who didn’t know about the Pudu Jail, I’ll start by introduce the history of Pudu Jail or be known as Pudu Prison. The Pudu Prison was built in 1895 near the heart of Kuala Lumpur, capital city for Malaysia. It is among the historical and haunting building in KL. After more than 100 years stand still, it has been closed and reopened to public as a museum. Today, it operates as a facility for prisoner attending court hearing and as temporary detention center for drug addicts…. To be continue.
