Second Chances

China
June 22, 2008 5:43am CST
As a rule of thumb,do you give others many second chances. Do you ask for many second chances.
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4 responses
• India
22 Jun 08
well i do give a lot of second chances and i probably take many too!!!
• China
22 Jun 08
i will give others second chances ,but what he/she did will affect my view.
@pangeacat (619)
• United States
22 Jun 08
I believe that everyone deserves at least one second chance. Okay, that's a little bit of a lie. I don't think rapists and murderers and child molesters deserve a second chance, as much as I would like to be optimistic about their ability to rehabilitate and turn over a new leaf. I don't personally ask for many second chances though, because I understand that it can be difficult to forgive and that I need to be prepared to deal with the consequences of my words and actions, whatever those may be. I do give others a second chance though, and I do forgive fairly easily. I don't hold grudges, because I don't see the need for it, and I don't see how it could hurt anyone but the person holding the grudge, in the end. BUT, in order to get a second chance, I believe the person needs to earn it by awknowledging what they did that was wrong, and showing genuine remorse for the words or actions that landed them in the position to need a second chance in the first place.
@shilpa_p (198)
• India
22 Jun 08
I definitely feel it necessary to give others a second chance.Everyone deserves a second chance bcuz you never know when its possible for the most horrible person to turn over a new leaf.I have given people second chances and not once have i regretted my decision.On the other hand i try not to reach a stage where i need to be given a second chance but nobody's perfect and thankfully the people around me are as understanding as anyone ought to be so i've never had to beg for another chance nor have i done things horrile enough for people to completely lose faith in me.