Styleforum › Forums › General › General Chat › Anyone have any good wisdom on forgiveness?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Anyone have any good wisdom on forgiveness? - Page 2

post #16 of 21
10/24/10 at 11:44am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
He's not trying to win her friendship and influence her. He's trying to avoid going over to her house and giving her a Falcon Punch. I don't think that Dale covered that in any of the chapters.

I didn't mean it as a way to win her friendship and influence her. I think it would help him to get over whatever the other person did to him. There's a lot of emotional catharsis when you apologize and the other person apologizes to you.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 21
10/24/10 at 10:01pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rambo View Post
Simple - forgive, but never forget.

this is the approach you should take. and its too much time and energy to hate!
Reply
Reply
post #18 of 21
10/25/10 at 3:25am
"The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget."

~Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

Know that we are only human, and that we are capable of doing anything.
Reply
Reply
post #19 of 21
10/25/10 at 3:49am
One must acknowledge, express, and get validated one's feelings to reach true forgiveness.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 21
10/25/10 at 6:15am
Quote:
Originally Posted by HgaleK View Post
I'm looking for any sage wisdom, advice, help, etc on the topic. Logic isn't helping the emotional end, and I'm pretty furious and bitter- like stupid, irrational, want to break everything bitter. Books, articles, speeches, anecdotes; take your pic.

I'll be the odd man out - why forgive? If this isn't a close relative, cut the person out - your emotions will fade when you don't have to deal with them anymore, and trying to stay friends will exacerbate things. You don't forgive the rock in your shoe, you remove the damn thing.
Reply
Reply
post #21 of 21
10/25/10 at 7:15am
Quote:
Originally Posted by HgaleK View Post
I'm looking for any sage wisdom, advice, help, etc on the topic. Logic isn't helping the emotional end, and I'm pretty furious and bitter- like stupid, irrational, want to break everything bitter. Books, articles, speeches, anecdotes; take your pic. Thanks
Grow up. Some Tutsis have forgiving Hutus for murdering their entire families and friends. That's the kind of shit that would seem almost impossible to forgive, but some manage to forgive anyway. I am not telling you to become close to whoever did you wrong... but just let it go and move on. Life is too short to be holding petty grudges.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: General Chat
Styleforum › Forums › General › General Chat › Anyone have any good wisdom on forgiveness?