Forgiveness ~ No place for wimps!
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
-Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
Makes you think, now, doesn't it?
I've wondered about that thought ever since I read it. I think he was on to something. It could well be that that is exactly why forgiving, finding the capacity for forgiveness inside of oneself can be so difficult, so heart=rending, and yet, so cleansing... It brings peace, after the struggle, anyway...
Am I strong enough to forgive anymore?
I think so.
I think so.
I'm going to try, anyway!
-Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
Makes you think, now, doesn't it?
I've wondered about that thought ever since I read it. I think he was on to something. It could well be that that is exactly why forgiving, finding the capacity for forgiveness inside of oneself can be so difficult, so heart=rending, and yet, so cleansing... It brings peace, after the struggle, anyway...
Am I strong enough to forgive anymore?
I think so.
I think so.
I'm going to try, anyway!
posted by Nana @ 07:40
2 Comments:
At 26/5/06 08:19 ,
Julie Kertesz - me - moi - jk said...
I made a comment, but did not show. About me and the forgiveness.
I am strong enough, I think, but not on the forgiveness bussiness: I never forget at least when someone walks on my feet!
At 30/5/06 12:13 ,
Nana said...
I'm sorry your first comment did not show up.
I agree with you. After a point, forgiveneww becomes more a matter of weakness than of strength; as in, "Fool me one, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!"
Before my mother passed away, her priest asked her if she had anyone left to forgive.... I will write more about that later on this evening, but it gave me pause and made me think....
In forgiveness, as in all things, it is, perhaps, a question of balance...
But, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong!
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