The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
-Confucius
Namaste
Peace and Love
2007-11-02 02:56:04 · 16 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, because the wiser you are the more easily you realize that forgiveness benefits you far more than the forgiven.
2007-11-02 02:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think so, I just wonder if families of murdered loved ones use their wisdom to forgive the person who murdered their loved one, it seems odd to me how these people forgive so easily, they must have a very loving heart or just that awesome power to forgive without reason, or because they have a close relationship with God, either way it takes a strong person or people to forgive such a terrible thing, honestly where does wisdom come in this scenario? do you think they just say they forgive to clear their conscious, I mean is there some guilt they feel for what happened? I am sorry I am answering your question with other questions, thinking to much again. Have a great day.
2007-11-02 10:29:27 · answer #2 · answered by robink71668 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by wisdom you mean dropping the false self, the ego-self, then "forgiveness" is a given, for what was seen as needing forgiveness prior to a greater understanding, a higher consciousness (wisdom) becomes a non-event, without feet, so to speak. One realizes there is "no-thing" to forgive, since we are all one in the One beyond this world of illusion. I am Sirius
2007-11-03 08:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by i am Sirius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, indeed, one could make a viable argument that forgiveness and wisdom are indispensible for each other--one cannnot be wise without being forgiving, and one cannot truly forgive without some measure of wisdom.
2007-11-02 10:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by Hoosier Daddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about wisdom giving the ability to forgive, but I do know that if you don't forgive, you hold bias opinions for the rest of your life, this will destroy your ability to think logically. So I would say, if you forced yourself to think logically, you would have to let go of those bias opinions and therefore, you would be making yourself forgive.
2007-11-02 10:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should alway forgive those who make the necessary changes, that they are no longer capable of doing the negative thing they did. You can also forgive those who are trying very hard to do better. But I would remember, and warns people in danger of being hurt by that individual, who is determined not to change his/her ways. I would not hold on to strong emotions of the negative type to my detriment, because of what someone did to me. I would look into myself, and figure out how not to be a victim, of a person like that again, and pray/meditate to God for guidance and protection in this regard.
2007-11-02 10:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. the more we know, the more "tools" we have to forgive. If a person was raised and was not taught to forgive people. then I imagine when they get older it would be more difficult to forgive because they never learned the skills. So I think the more you know, the better off you are
2007-11-02 09:59:41 · answer #7 · answered by the shiz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. The intellectual person may believe that it is intelligence that brings him to forgive, a prideful thing. But forgiveness is innate; we just must drop our ego and pride to find it. I know many intellectually challenged people who are immensely forgiving.
2007-11-02 10:09:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think wisdom gives you the ability to everything the right, just, fair way!
2007-11-02 11:05:46 · answer #9 · answered by sandra b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Through wisdom (understanding) or love...either will result in forgiveness.
Namaste,
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-11-02 10:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋