As for Simon Wiesenthal who never really made a decision to forgive someone, suffered in the long run wondering his whole life whether he should have forgave the guy who was dying. If he would have forgiven him then he wouldn’t have had to carry the weight on his shoulders for so many years wondering if he made the right choice. Although Simon thought he shouldn’t have forgiven the Nazi soldier at the time, maybe he just needed more time. For example in The Sunflower Exploring Dimensions of Forgiveness , Simon explains how, ‘’ Forgetting is something that time alone takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of violation, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decisions.’’ However forgiveness is a big responsibility, no one can get mad if someone chooses not to forgive because like Simon Wiesenthal said only the sufferer can make those decisions. Its their own opinion debating if they made the right decision or not. In either case, forgiving is neither right or wrong at anytime, but that is for the victim to decide since they suffered through the pain of someone else's
As for Simon Wiesenthal who never really made a decision to forgive someone, suffered in the long run wondering his whole life whether he should have forgave the guy who was dying. If he would have forgiven him then he wouldn’t have had to carry the weight on his shoulders for so many years wondering if he made the right choice. Although Simon thought he shouldn’t have forgiven the Nazi soldier at the time, maybe he just needed more time. For example in The Sunflower Exploring Dimensions of Forgiveness , Simon explains how, ‘’ Forgetting is something that time alone takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of violation, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decisions.’’ However forgiveness is a big responsibility, no one can get mad if someone chooses not to forgive because like Simon Wiesenthal said only the sufferer can make those decisions. Its their own opinion debating if they made the right decision or not. In either case, forgiving is neither right or wrong at anytime, but that is for the victim to decide since they suffered through the pain of someone else's