If only we could all learn to act like them, even if we don't want to live like them, the world would be a much better place to live in. I think it takes more courage to forgive than to get mad and hate. Can you attend the funeral of someone who killed one of your own? Can you forgive a person who killed one of your own? I don't think I can. My hats off to the Amish. I heard that they are collecting for the widow and children of the killer. That is raw courage.
2006-10-07 19:19:38 · 5 answers · asked by worldneverchanges 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Forgot to add "think". The question should be "What do you think about.......".
2006-10-07 19:21:58 · update #1
Tommy W...The reason they attended was to let the killer's wife know that they have forgiven the killer and that they bear no ill-will against her or her children.
You may be right about not wanting to keep anger bottled up and that is why I said I don't think I can be like them. That is what sets them apart from us. They are truly courageous people.
2006-10-07 19:33:05 · update #2
I agree, they live a simpler more wholesome life. I don't know if I could be that forgiving. I think that it probably means more to that widow that they are there, it is like being absolved. I'm sure it was a little weird, but to be forgiven even if you are not at fault can be comforting.
2006-10-07 19:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by Porterhouse 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What good comes from their attendance? I would feel ashamed if I were his widow, and uncomfortable. Any shrink will tell you keeping anger bottled up is not good. No way any human can not be angry at the freak who puts a bullet in your daughters head.
ps. I know they attended with good intentions. But again, what good come of it? Who feels better that they went? Do they? I guess if THEY do then rock on. But all the courage in the world cant stop the fact that human anger at such is as unstoppable as the need to eat, and cannot be quelled by a cerebral concept of God.
2006-10-07 19:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by tommy w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I admire their courage and the power of their forgiveness. I think they present Christianity at its best. I wish I had what it took to be forgiving like they are. I really want to aspire to reach this growth in my own pursuit of being a good Christian. God Bless them!
2006-10-07 20:12:13 · answer #3 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could never be like the Amish, it just isn't the way I am. If I went to the funeral of someone that killed one of my own, I'd be walking out of that funeral home in cuffs.
2006-10-07 19:24:27 · answer #4 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forgiveness.....
2006-10-07 19:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋