What do you believe about forgiveness?
by 
curiousKristy
ANSWERS: 24
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Sometimes I find it hard to forgive, but I always try to. But as for forgive and forget, I think you should forgive, but never forget. :)
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Forgive and move on, but always remember events and if necessary keep a record.
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It is essential for well being and peace of mind. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry and will wear you out.
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I believe in forgiveness to a limit. You shouldn't keep forgiving someone who is not trying to earn that forgiveness. Other wise you open yourself up to repeated pain. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
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I think if there was more fogiving and less blaming and holding onto grudges and vendettas, etc. the entire world, including me and the collective people on AB, would all be much healthier and less stressed out and alot happier.
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Pretty powerful stuff. One of the better qualities of the human species, one of the few.
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I believe it should be given whenever a person truly comes and asks you for it but I don't give it out like candy just because some in my family say you should always forgive no matter what. I don't believe we should be dumb enough to keep going back and taking crap from someone who doesn't know or doesn't care that they are wronging people. At some point enough is enough and--if you've done right--you've done all you can do. If that person ever comes back someday and you see they are sincere for an apology then yeah --forgiveness is right.
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One of the hardest things sometimes to give someone, it shouldn,t be taken lightly.
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We should all try it.
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I believe that when someone is truly sorry about something, you should forgive them. And actually, it's easier to live with a wrong someone has done you or a loved one if you forgive them even if they aren't sorry.
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You must forgive to regain your power. You must forgive to move on. You don't forgive for them, though that's nice to do at times, but you do it for yourself and so you caast off the control they have over you and your emotions. If you don't, they control you, they can manipulate how you feel, driving you to anger or shame or guilt or revenge and making you feel those things. If you forgive them, even if they don't even know about it, even if they are dead, you can let go and move on and now they don't have the power to make you angry and feel bad. It's gone. It's over. YOu gain your joy back. You are made the powerful one.
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I know this information comes years late. But please read this, this may help. it's called "how to forgive a friend" by Brian Bill. Here is the link... http://columns.crossmap.com/article/how-to-forgive-a-friend/brian-bill/1979.htm I found it interesting even though i don't consider myself religious. I hope i have not offended you by sending you this interesting article.
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I believe in forgiveness depending on the circumstance. I know God wants us to be forgiving, but it's something I struggle with.
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Easier said than done?
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It's hard to do.
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It's sure to get you screwed over, every time.
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Forgiveness is humbling whether you're on the giving or the receiving end.
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Not one of the services I offer.
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I believe it is what makes us human,and the more people forgive the better off the world would be.Refusing to forgive hurts the one holding it back more than the one that needs to receive it.We all have only so long to live on this planet,and when we are gone it is too late to forgive.My motto is forgive and forgive often.
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True forgiveness is a movement in awareness...a complete letting go of your perceptions, your attachment to an apparent wrong...as if whatever you apparently forgave never happened... This is actually NOT difficult at all and rather natural; what may seem difficult is acknowledging that it never happened; what may seem unnatural is maintaining the illusion that it did happen.... ...there is no "they" or he/she out there with whom to contend; recognizing this might be step 1; step 2 might be to realize that your stories are merely that - stories - fiction; the goal of forgiveness is NOT to release yourself from the evil hold of others upon you but rather from your own insistence that the illusory is real... hint: perceptions produce a false reality...
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Forgiving others is something we do for ourselves ultimately. We give ourselves peace of mind. By giving ourselves our own resolution and closure. We save ourselves from forever being victims. Waiting for them to realize their *wrongs* and understand the pain they may have caused can keep us stuck. And we are then unable to move forward in our own life.
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All this forgiveness talk is easy for people who've never been truly wronged. At least in the video the guy asked for forgiveness, he showed remorse. I don't think people who don't show remorse should be forgiven. AND no, not forgiving is not the burden....the burden comes because society won't let the person who was wronged execute justice"that's where the burden in hating lies" if people were allowed to hurt their offender, they would release and appease that anger.
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What makes us human is to be able to NOT hurt people and put them through the painful journey to forgive.
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i beleive its a weakness:0
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