“I forgive you”, is a simple three-letter phrase with no simple meaning. Getting these words out of someone’s mouth is not an easy thing to do. It takes courage, time and even some inner personal struggles to make someone decide whether to say this phrase or not. But what makes this sentence so meaningful and important?
Forgiveness is a gift, for we know, not everyone receives this precious thing. But why, why doesn´t everyone get to be blessed with this present? Are some things, so terrible, that they become unforgivable? Or should we always forgive no matter what?
Since we were little, we´ve learned to apologize or to forgive, but we are never really taught the significance behind it. We just do it because we are used to or we´ve been taught to do it, sometimes not even meaning what we are saying.
It is in human nature to make mistakes. We lie, we still, we cheat, we criticize, we hurt …show more content…
Forgiving is often seen as something that makes you powerless or even weak. We are used to think, that forgiving someone makes you inferior when in fact it makes the complete opposite. As Gandhi used to say, “Forgiving is an attribute of the strong”. Pardoning someone means you had the courage to let go. Forgivng makes you powerful, it makes you a better person, not the other way around.
Nevertheless, nothing is for free, and forgiveness isn´t the exception. As I said, forgiveness is a gift. A gift, I believe, that should be well deserved. To get such a magnificent thing, you should work hard for it. So if you are interested in being forgiven, you should atone for the things you´ve done. In order to be absolved, you should be truly sorry for what you did. True regret is the minimum price we should pay to be forgiven. When we ask for forgiveness, we should have the firm purpose of repairing the damage we caused and of course, try to make our best effort at not doing it
Forgiveness is a gift, for we know, not everyone receives this precious thing. But why, why doesn´t everyone get to be blessed with this present? Are some things, so terrible, that they become unforgivable? Or should we always forgive no matter what?
Since we were little, we´ve learned to apologize or to forgive, but we are never really taught the significance behind it. We just do it because we are used to or we´ve been taught to do it, sometimes not even meaning what we are saying.
It is in human nature to make mistakes. We lie, we still, we cheat, we criticize, we hurt …show more content…
Forgiving is often seen as something that makes you powerless or even weak. We are used to think, that forgiving someone makes you inferior when in fact it makes the complete opposite. As Gandhi used to say, “Forgiving is an attribute of the strong”. Pardoning someone means you had the courage to let go. Forgivng makes you powerful, it makes you a better person, not the other way around.
Nevertheless, nothing is for free, and forgiveness isn´t the exception. As I said, forgiveness is a gift. A gift, I believe, that should be well deserved. To get such a magnificent thing, you should work hard for it. So if you are interested in being forgiven, you should atone for the things you´ve done. In order to be absolved, you should be truly sorry for what you did. True regret is the minimum price we should pay to be forgiven. When we ask for forgiveness, we should have the firm purpose of repairing the damage we caused and of course, try to make our best effort at not doing it