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Jay VIP Member
Number of posts : 2880 Registration date : 2007-11-18
| Subject: Forgiveness Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:32 pm | |
| How hard or easy do you find it to forgive?
Can you forgive anything? We hear of mothers of murdered children forgiving the murderer to enable them to 'move on' not forget, but just to ease their suffering a little.
What would you forgive and what wouldn't you forgive?
Have your thoughts on forgiveness altered since you became more spiritually aware? | |
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tawny Advanced Member
Number of posts : 1271 Age : 63 Location : UK Registration date : 2008-07-01
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:22 am | |
| i think it's harder to forgive yourself than it is other people | |
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wendywoo Advanced Member
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 59 Location : wiltshire Registration date : 2008-07-12
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:02 pm | |
| Could forgive my children anything - and i have been put to the test.. cannot forgive cruelty to animals.. ever | |
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Jay VIP Member
Number of posts : 2880 Registration date : 2007-11-18
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:22 pm | |
| I almost vomited watching the news the other night, I had to leave the room. It was all about animal cruelty, if I ever see that woman and her mate who filmed it i'll do time for them. | |
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postcardpam Advanced Member
Number of posts : 1178 Registration date : 2008-07-03
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:26 am | |
| I agree Jay animals are so venrable, how people can be so cruel. | |
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wendywoo Advanced Member
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 59 Location : wiltshire Registration date : 2008-07-12
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:42 pm | |
| thats the thing about animals isn't it.. they have no defence at all... human beings? those that do stuff to animals need throwing to the lions... let's see the animals get their own back.... | |
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Jay VIP Member
Number of posts : 2880 Registration date : 2007-11-18
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:01 pm | |
| I don't think I could forgive acts of cruelty like that | |
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Rowan Member
Number of posts : 119 Registration date : 2008-07-28
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:35 pm | |
| Okay... I'm gonna get controversial here... (rolls up sleeves, takes a deep breath...)
I think forgiveness is an essential part of spiritual growth and development.
I believe we are all ultimately one, therefore the ultimate goal is unity, which cannot come without forgiveness.
Does that mean it's easy? Hell no!
The thing that's got me through this thorny issue is remembering to separate the deed from the doer. This allows you to forgive the person, without feeling like you have condoned their actions. I abhor cruelty and violence of any kind, and it's taken me years to learn to not to fall into the same traps of hate that lead people to committing hateful actions, by hating those people for doing them!!!!!
In addition to this, I always try to remember that every one of us is a product of our own personal lives and experiences. I would like to hope that if I had lived the exact same life as someone who has done something hurtful, or even wicked, that I would have acted differently... but I can't know that.
I'm not excusing people for doing terrible things... far from it. I condemn the actions, and the situations that have led to those actions, but not the person themselves. I forgive... by sending them love and light, in the hope that some of that positivity may reach them, and pierce the clouds of negativity that have gotten them lost in the first place. | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:57 pm | |
| Forgiveness is a crucial part of spiritual growth. I certainly believe in forgiveness. If you do not show this then you will only limit your growth. Does not matter who has done what it is part of learning, and usually part of human nature that causes the problem in the first instance. It is usually down to personal stubborness that you can not forgive and also not seeing things from another humans perspective. | |
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wendywoo Advanced Member
Number of posts : 1557 Age : 59 Location : wiltshire Registration date : 2008-07-12
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:09 pm | |
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cat Member
Number of posts : 178 Age : 58 Location : Lancashire Registration date : 2008-11-17
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:54 pm | |
| I find it quite easy to forgive but I never forget. There are some things that I don't think should be forgiven but I always try to see it from all angles. | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:10 am | |
| I did fine forgetting the very hard part but I can only assure you to advance you need to live for the here and now and not dwell on the past at all. What is past has passed You need to get rid of the baggage we all love to carry around so much | |
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Gabryel Member
Number of posts : 531 Age : 64 Location : Yorkshire Registration date : 2008-07-04
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:17 am | |
| I have to admit that I sometimes find it quite difficult to forgive.
I can usually forgive someone at the time, or shortly after they've done something, but I have difficulty forgetting what they've done. Then, when I remember it again, I've got to go through another process of making the effort to forgive them.
And especially if they keep on doing what they're doing, without any thought for others, I keep thinking "how many times must I keep forgiving them!" | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:20 am | |
| You must forgive them as it is usually their own ignorance. I will be perfectly frank that forgiveness is essential for personal growth and I say that most sincerely. I have had some terrible things happen to me and have found it very hard to dig deep but I have done it. I can only put that down to their own insecurities. | |
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kelsieAngel Member
Number of posts : 111 Age : 39 Location : Northamptonshire Registration date : 2008-11-24
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:00 am | |
| I can forgive things but i dont forget. Not in a grudge kinda way but its just there, in my memory. I must say though, people like those monsters that did those things to Baby P for example, totally unforgiveable. I dont think they deserve forgiveness. Be it animals or children i find that hard to forgive and to be perfectly honest i dont think i would try to forgive them. Monsters they are. As for mothers that forgive their childrens murderers, i totally admire them i really do, it must take so much to do that. Being a mother myself though, the thought of someone attacking my boy and leaving him to die alone crying for me on a dirty stairwell is just horrific, its every mothers worst nightmare. And although i could never really know until im in that situation, God forbid, right now i just feel i couldnt possibly forgive. I hope that doesnt make me small minded or bad or anything, and maybe after time i could, but to be honest im not sure id be able to | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:08 am | |
| I am sorry Carly but I find this very hard to pass a comments as God forgives everybody and I have seen some truly wonderful people that have forgiven muderers that have killed their children and this comes down to me personally as faith.( as with others also) I think when these people age some of these people are truly repentant of their sins but some are not but unfortunately that is a pure factor of life as humans down here know it. | |
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kelsieAngel Member
Number of posts : 111 Age : 39 Location : Northamptonshire Registration date : 2008-11-24
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:33 am | |
| oh yeah definitely i totally admire those that can forgive the murderers of their children (as i said in the earlier blog) its just when i imagine it myself, im saying i couldnt see myself being able to do that. They are better people than me, obviously | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
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kelsieAngel Member
Number of posts : 111 Age : 39 Location : Northamptonshire Registration date : 2008-11-24
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:50 pm | |
| Oh most definitely i would, it would be the way he was taken that would be the hard thing to deal with, it would be the "Why did they have to hurt him?" and "Why did he have to go like this?" that would be the thing for me and no matter how hard i tried i would find it very difficult to be able to say "I forgive that person" maybe time would be the key, maybe after a while that concept would be easier but certainly not initially | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:35 pm | |
| They say time is a great healer | |
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kelsieAngel Member
Number of posts : 111 Age : 39 Location : Northamptonshire Registration date : 2008-11-24
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:56 am | |
| Exactly And i think that would be the key for me, definitely. Thinking about it....it just occured to me, would it infact be forgiving myself that i feel i couldnt do? like "I wasnt there when he needed me the most" hmmmm... | |
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:35 am | |
| You would be forgiving yourself and others at the same time Carly. You react to people in the first instance by other ways be it rudeness or ignorance and to be honest the best way to deal with it is to talk to the person and you can then see from their angle too which makes the process of forgiveness much easier. | |
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kelsieAngel Member
Number of posts : 111 Age : 39 Location : Northamptonshire Registration date : 2008-11-24
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Blackpanther Member
Number of posts : 356 Age : 56 Location : Hampshire Registration date : 2008-11-07
| Subject: Re: Forgiveness Sat Nov 29, 2008 2:59 am | |
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