i need to write a essay on Why it is impotant to forgive, what are at least 5 reasons that you should forgive?

Question

thank you

Answer 1

it is a very important thing to forgive people. sometimes they didn't get the chance to explain the whole story before you were through listening to them. people make mistakes, so as long as you don't have to turn around every 5 mins and forgive them for something, people deserve to be given a second chance and be forgiven. also, some things are too important to hold grudges over. say your best friend for your whole life did something to make you very mad, and even though it is not the first time, you might forgive them because you don't want to give up the great friendship you have.

sorry, that's all i could think of at the moment!

Answer 2

I don't have 5 reasons myself....but...for me, the best reason to forgive someone is that I myself have sought a person's forgiveness more than once in my life, and understand the relief of shedding the burden, of guilt, remorse, angst. I would say the best reason to forgive is to free oneself of excess emotional baggage, and be able to move on in life with a clearer conscience. Knowing that I "kept my side of the street clean" is a major factor in trying to live a less-encumbered life. Holding a grudge takes up an enormous amount of emotional energy.

I might add that not all transgressions are worthy of forgiveness, at least not by mere mortal me.

Answer 3

Forgiveness demonstrates compassion, strength, courage, wisdom, and empathy.

Grudges are equal to baggage. Baggage acts like a filter lens that distorts realtiy. Baggage also contaminates people's personalities. It contaminates relationships, and it contaminates their outlook.

Forgiveness is wise, and a huge factor in dropping off our baggage that we carry. We can do ourselves a big favor to drop that off somewhere, so it doesn;t contaminate our lives.
Baggage is like picking up poop and sticking it in your pocket. Why would you want to hang onto that? It's not like nobody will notice....

Forgiveness is hard, scary, and sometimes painfull to do. But if we can walk in another person's shoes and appreciate their perspective, we are on the road to accepting that it has happened, and we can do nothing to change that. It's scary to do sometimes, to see things from a perspective other than our own.

It may be hard to admit that we cannot convince others to see things our way. And if we were hurt by something they did, then we may hold them responsible for our own feelings, and want to condemn them forever. Wisdom is taking responsibility for our own feelings. Besides, no one else wants that job.

Self-preservation makes us think we have good reasons for what we think and do. It makes us feel like we are right, justified, and blameless. it causes us to assume that our needs and priorities trump all others. If two people think they are right, but they are in conflict, who really is right?

We need to have empathy. That is the singlemost attractive and valuable human quality. When we can look beyond our own perspective and accept that not everyone thinks exactly as we do, and appreciate that, then we can come closer to forgiveness.

Empathy takes strength and courage, because you are accepting someone else's point of view, even if it conflicts with your own or threatens your position. You don't have to agree, just accept.

Answer 4

1.because ppl deserve second chances we all make mistakes. 2.it is not good to hold a grudge on someone for ever .3.cause u cant go on worrying about how someone hurt you.4.it kes u feel good to ,make some happy.5.it makes u stronger cause ur able to realize someone faults.

Answer 5

To relieve yourself from hatred and move on with your life...