Human beings have a set of moral standards, though many people choose to disregard them selfishly.
The standard to forgive is held to high expectations and regarded without disdain. Forgiveness has truly impacted the 21st century and defined the generation of teens today. In high school, kids are met with deception, hate, or jealousy that mainly lead to bullying. The victims of bullying normally are the ones that face this concern, however it may influence the bully or the bystander as well. The question stands as this; will you supersede expectations if you take the high road away from the insult or follow the unlikely path to forgive it? In chapel, Reverend Heller shared a story about how her mother forgave her after she said the despicable …show more content…
Many times mercy is confused with forgiveness because it is frequently referred to as forgiving someone who could be treated harshly. Nonetheless there are distinctions. Through forgiveness a person releases all their anger and resentment against them. Mercy is typically used by an authority, to which they show compassion or forgiveness. During forgiveness you relieve past grudges or deep-rooted anger against that person. A person may also calm their suffers and pain by having mercy. In conclusion, should a person show mercy or forgiveness towards a mistake?
For example, a student forgets to turn in a homework assignment and the teacher lends him an extra day to complete it without any late penalties. The student does complete it, but copies off of their friends and the teacher catches them. The student may have had a busy night of extracurriculars and therefore didn’t get around to doing the homework. Should the teacher have mercy on the student or should he forgive him? If the teacher had mercy on the student, he did not forgive him. The student had a responsibility that he failed to fill and did not go about completing it honestly. Consequently, they were only given the benefit of the doubt and less compassion from the teacher.
The moral standard of forgiveness is useful as long as you use it graciously. In addition, it has been researched that forgiveness lead to happier and healthier lives, than those who hold grudges and
The standard to forgive is held to high expectations and regarded without disdain. Forgiveness has truly impacted the 21st century and defined the generation of teens today. In high school, kids are met with deception, hate, or jealousy that mainly lead to bullying. The victims of bullying normally are the ones that face this concern, however it may influence the bully or the bystander as well. The question stands as this; will you supersede expectations if you take the high road away from the insult or follow the unlikely path to forgive it? In chapel, Reverend Heller shared a story about how her mother forgave her after she said the despicable …show more content…
Many times mercy is confused with forgiveness because it is frequently referred to as forgiving someone who could be treated harshly. Nonetheless there are distinctions. Through forgiveness a person releases all their anger and resentment against them. Mercy is typically used by an authority, to which they show compassion or forgiveness. During forgiveness you relieve past grudges or deep-rooted anger against that person. A person may also calm their suffers and pain by having mercy. In conclusion, should a person show mercy or forgiveness towards a mistake?
For example, a student forgets to turn in a homework assignment and the teacher lends him an extra day to complete it without any late penalties. The student does complete it, but copies off of their friends and the teacher catches them. The student may have had a busy night of extracurriculars and therefore didn’t get around to doing the homework. Should the teacher have mercy on the student or should he forgive him? If the teacher had mercy on the student, he did not forgive him. The student had a responsibility that he failed to fill and did not go about completing it honestly. Consequently, they were only given the benefit of the doubt and less compassion from the teacher.
The moral standard of forgiveness is useful as long as you use it graciously. In addition, it has been researched that forgiveness lead to happier and healthier lives, than those who hold grudges and