Peace in the heart, in the mind and with other people.
2006-07-25 05:40:10 · 6 answers · asked by Naomi 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes..."To err is human, to forgive is divine"!
2006-07-25 05:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by gorfette 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think forgiveness without responsibility leads to peace. Forgiving people might give you peace in your heart but not peace with others. If you don't hold people accountable for their actions they continue to dump on you and may even lead to violence committed against you or others. That is not peaceful for your mind or body!
Example: I had a boyfriend who was constantly verbally abusive and I constantly forgave him and decided it was just the way he talked well eventually his disrespect led to actual physical abuse and I had to leave him. There was no peace in that relationship but plenty of forgiveness.
Example: Governments were very peaceful and forgiving when Hitler invaded Poland and looked at what happened, he took the opportunity to grab for even more and set up his little extermination camps there.
On a personal level I do try to forgive people anything they do against me personally especially if they are sorry. I do hold them accountable to change their behavior though.
2006-07-25 06:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forgiveness can have two parts...
The 1st part is no longer seeking revenge or holding a grudge...
The 2nd part is generally making excuses why the other person failed... (Their life is hard, they didn't know any better, etc etc etc)
I think everyone should embrace the 1st portion of forgiveness. But if you hurt someone; a child for instance... there is no excuse, or good reason.
New ground rules are in order for everyone you forgive... You can't make them behave differently in the future, but you can set new rules on how you interact with them.
Unless we all turn into lemmings, there shall never be world peace.
2006-07-25 06:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few can.
real forgiving takes a great deal of self esteem,peace of mind and compassion, hmm maybe extra-maturity in a word.
Most of us are afraid of looking or feeling weak, or are just hostages of their own pride,or poor understanding,dont know.
Yet i see that a few things are beyond human forgiveness , cuz against our nature, when it happens the best way is to move
emotionally on, and to love our temporary 'weakness',
not being a saint is okay, perfection doesnt belong with humans.
maybe with dogs? hehehehe
ciao
2006-07-25 06:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by yukasdog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great theory, it just leaves human nature out of the equation. Would you forgive someone who slaughtered your family? Would you forgive someone who forced you to watch your own children starve? It's really east to say you would, actually being able to do it is completely different.
2006-07-25 05:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgiving something depends on the situation and the amount of hurt it has caused. sometimes we hang onto our anger not because forgiving would make it easier to let go of it but because we don't want to forget how we'd been hurt
2006-07-25 06:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by christina s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋