In the first part of the book, Darko Gavrilović presented some of his previous works that deal with the consequences of wars, the maintenance of post-war hatred and prejudices that harm the good-neighborly relations of the two countries, and thus the development capacities of Serbs in Croatia and Croats in Serbia.

By presenting to the readers the segments of the identity of Serbs in Croatia, the author provided the opportunity for them, based on the declaration of a large number of Serbs and Croats to be Christian, to remember and then follow the essential teachings of Christ towards the establishment of peace.

In this way, Gavrilović upgraded the policy of regional stability and reconciliation and the tasks of peace studies and education with Christian teaching. He warned that many “say they are for Christ, but in their hearts there is hatred. They say they are God’s, but they call for revenge and war.”

Gavrilović claims that “when the victim lives in a state of hatred, that is exactly what criminals who live in hatred want. If they do not forgive, the perpetrator wins in a symbolic way. His wish was that the victim has no future. By saying goodbye, apart from spiritual separation of the chains imposed on the victim by the perpetrator, at the same time points out to future generations the sinfulness of the crime. But it also points out to them the magnificence of forgiveness and reconciliation so that coexistence can continue, exactly where it once stopped due to mass murders. And finally , by forgiving the perpetrator, he is not deprived of the punishment he should receive for the crime committed, but two things are achieved: the one who forgives him receives such a humanistic advantage that he disarms the perpetrator or his followers when it comes to any further “justification” of the crime. is that the perpetrator gets the opportunity to realize his own sinfulness during the multi-year prison sentence, to repent and to be prevented by law from any further social and political engagement aimed at inciting hatred.”

Gavrilović believes that “this segment of forgiveness is very important for establishing good relations on a personal level between Serbs and Croats. Looking at their shared history, forgiveness is not an easy process at all. Within that process, it is difficult to overcome emotional turmoil if bitterness and anger linger. At the same time, irresponsible political elites are retaliating against them with the support of equally irresponsible clerics, media and intellectuals.