Forgiveness part 2

[mizzou7016]

Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you. It also doesn't necessarily mean making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that allows you to focus on yourself and helps you go on with life

[optimismrus]

Well said, mizzou. Forgiveness frees us and can give us closure. My challenge is to forgive myself. When my ego reminds me of a transgression, I try to remember to forgive myself because I've always done the best I could at the time. We all do the best we can. 🥰

[Shnookie]

As I have mentioned many times on HU, I’m Jewish and the daughter, niece and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Within the Jewish community, there have been survivors and their family members who have forgiven the Nazis and others who persecuted their family members. HOWEVER, I choose NEVER to forgive those evil people who wiped out my family and 6 million Jews and millions of other victims of various backgrounds. The thought of forgiving those savages makes me ill. What I prefer to think of is that I have a survivor gene in me which has pushed me thru extremely hard times in my life. I also developed empathy for the underdogs and those going thru hard times. The concept of forgiveness should be taken on a case by case basis.

[mizzou7016 in reply to Shnookie]

And As I have always said to you my friend is i agree in your circumstance the act can never be forgiven

[Shnookie in reply to mizzou7016]

Thank you so much for understanding what I have gone thru. What I like about HU is the different perspectives that we can discuss in a respectful manner.

[Hidden in reply to Shnookie]

Really, who could forgive those people? They should invent a new word for whoever is "forgiving" of what they have done. We've all been betrayed and hurt by people who are supposed to love us - not to the degree of Holocaust survivors, naturally. But what I feel for those who have hurt me is not forgiveness, but a willingness to forget what was done, and a sadness that we can;t get along, because they can;t be trusted. I actually miss the people who have hurt me, and wish it could be different. Hardly forgiveness; that's why we need a new word.....

[Shnookie in reply to Hidden]

I agree with you. I’m so sorry that you have been hurt by other people. Each person has their own pain. We should not compare one person’s pain to another. Wishing you a peaceful Monday. Hugs 🤗 S

[Hidden in reply to Shnookie]

Thank you, I have plans today to keep me busy - taking stuff to auction, and going to Busch Gardens in Tampa. Thank God for my boyfriend, or I'd be doing nothing! Hope you have a nice day also....

[Shnookie in reply to Hidden]

Thank you very much.

[SayNOtoPanic]

well said mizzou.

[Pitbullgirl]

Amen, my friend!

[Franklin68]

Exactly!!

[catsrock]

Very true.