Is everyone able to forgive?

February 22, 2017 10:36am CST
Forgiveness is one of the most difficult actions that human beings can do (especially considering what happened). But I believe that every human being is able to forgive... What not everyone can do is actually do it. It doesn't help to make someone change the mind ... Forgiveness is only true if it's spontaneous (otherwise, it's worthless ). Are you able to forgive?
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@Happy2BeMe (99386)
• Canada
22 Feb 17
You are forgive but you can never truly forget.
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@_robin (314)
• India
22 Feb 17
You are absolutely correct. There is still kind of guilt inside the person who forgive someone.
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@pureme (1526)
22 Feb 17
It's hard to forget really but, we should not remember and still be hurt, if we do then we have not truly forgive that person. We should always look for the positive side of every hurt and remember that if there no haters, we might not really be challenged to try new things.
@Happy2BeMe (99386)
• Canada
23 Feb 17
@enlightenedpsych2 Oh really I find that hard to believe. I wonder how one simply forgets when they have been done wrong. I wouldn't think you could erase it from your mind. Maybe because I not one of those signs.
@_robin (314)
• India
22 Feb 17
No. I can never forgive anyone. Well, it depends upon the person who commits a mistake and what is that level.
@pureme (1526)
22 Feb 17
Oh, yes I understand, but please try to forgive, no matter what the person should do
@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
17 Jul 17
No, I am not. Oh, I can act like I forgive; but only 'in order to allow the wrongdoer to "repay".' I think it was Kris Kristofferson (playing a character who was rending vengeance upon 'an evildoer' ... or some other tortured character) who said, "God forgives," rapped on a robotic limb he had to wear, "I don't!" We can't even forgive ourselves! It's like 'getting sick & getting well'---we don't get "repayment" for the time we were sick; the most we can do is rest, get well, and maybe avoid doing 'what made us sick' in order to stay well. That's where Christians like to blur 'forgiveness' and 'grace' together, but they're not the same thing. (That's why--even though it's said that Lord Jesus Christ "paid the price" so that we don't have to die--every Christian that ever lived is still going to die!) The 'forgiveness'---I'm not even sure how that works (something like 'we believe we're paid-for, so future children-of-God will bring us back?') The 'grace' is simply "not holding a grudge." Bringing-up a real example would be 'remembering that I'm still holding on to a grudge.' So ... well, this is a real example too; but I'm not the one 'sinned-against'---take one of President Donald Trump's many 'offensive remarks.' Because of these, The Press frequently accuses him and interrupts him (and his staff) before they can explain.
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@JudyEv (326751)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Feb 17
I sometimes find it very difficult to forgive someone.
@Hannihar (129681)
• Israel
5 Mar 18
Not always. I cannot forgive the lady that lives below us for not letting me get my cat that was out all night and she was inside warm and snug and I had to end up calling the polce for help.
@shaynas (5488)
• India
23 Feb 17
I am. I forgive and forget very easily, but i feel it's a weakness !!
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
22 Feb 17
I was never a forgiving person. I usually hold grudges for many years. And then some. But I do think of myself as a fair person, one who will listen to reason and understand another persons point of view. But don't cross me. That is not how I play.
@pureme (1526)
22 Feb 17
Jesus taught us to forgive, He said, forgive us our sins as we forgive others. So the equation is very simple, you don't forgive, then God will not forgive you.
@bichih2o (75)
• Romania
22 Feb 17
Indeed forgiveness is difficult. I think most people can't do it. Maybe you should try the ''forgive but don't forget ''. It actually works ;) For me it does.