Saturday, July 20, 2013

There's Nothing to Forgive






Step 1 - forgive the other person
Step 2 - forgive yourself
Step 3 - be grateful for the entire experience






Susanne said...

Never heard that one before - interesting!

ek said...

But what if the story seemed more like this..... you have two neighbors who annoy each other for over twenty years (A and B). Neighbor 'B' has had enough and one day sets off a bomb that explodes neighbor 'A's house. Neighbor A is heartbroken and destroyed and to this neighbor B says well I forgive you, you should forgive me, and lets just move on.

Now obviously it would be easier for neighbor B to move on. Their house wasn't shattered.

Here's the bigger question.... Does neighbor B deserve forgiveness if they take no steps towards reconciliation.... Sure neighbor B can say "I forgive you", but when their house wasn't the one blown up, their words appear to be pretty empty.

ek said...

also.... is it really reasonable to expect neighbor A to be grateful for the experience of having their home blown up, or to have the attitude that their is nothing to forgive?

Waneta said...

Why bother with 1-3 if 4 is the ultimate answer?

aemish said...

Weeee! You're back :D

Sorry about your neighbor, and I may not use the word euphoria to describe forgiveness; but peace, certainly.

I so look forward to reading your further writings. They never fail to move my thoughts.


missed you :)

aemish said...

Please don't let me stop you.. where are you? Was I too harsh? I am embarrassingly abrasive (and apparently narcissistic at the same time) :/

aemish said...

The short film at the end of this is great :p

aemish said...

miss you....

KC Allan said...

Physical violence and petty slights are not morally equivalent

KC Allan said...

Physical violence and petty slights are not morally equivalent

steve said...

تنظيف المنازل يحتاج الى عمال محترفين الرائد افضل افضل شركة تنظيف منازل بجدة تقدم افضل خدمات التنظيف للمنازل و الشقق و السجاد و الموكيت وجميع مفروشات المنازل فنحن افضل شركة تنظيف بمكة بالبخار اتصل بنا الان و قم بزيارة ايضا :

شركة تنظيف منازل بالدمام
تعليق 4

شركة تنظيف سجاد بمكة شركة غسيل سجاد بمكة
شركة تنظيف سجاد بالمدينة المنورة شركة غسيل سجاد بالمدينة المنورة
شركة تنظيف سجاد بالدمام شركة غسيل سجاد بالدمام
شركة غسيل سجاد بجدة