The Healing Power Of Sacrifice Analysis

Forget it and drive on is a saying that has valuable qualities behind it. The qualities involve patience, forgiveness, and selflessness. We learn these qualities from our own experiences. However, these qualities are not easy to apply in everyday life. It is something we have to consistently remind ourselves to practice. We have to remind ourselves that we are no more important than anyone else. The three articles I read prove the importance of patience, forgiveness, and selflessness. The qualities can even be health beneficial.
Sandi Dolbee writes “Patience as a Virtue… So Why is it so Hard to Wait?” to analyze patience in our society. Dolbee discussed how society is impatient because of consumerism, materialism, and self-absorption. The author creates her argument of the importance of patience with the use of persuasive writing. Dolbee establishes credibility by providing evidence of studies showing impatience can be unhealthy to support her …show more content…
Dolbee discussed how forgiveness is not approving but freeing yourself from someone’s actions. I concur with the author from my own experience with forgiveness; I did not agree with someone’s actions but once I forgave them I felt a sense of calm and comfort. Doblee creates her assertion with forgiveness having health benefits with the use of persuasion. She establishes her argument by presenting the new science of forgiveness; the study of physical and mental health effects from forgiveness. Her argument is accomplished by the range of evidence of the contribution of health benefits forgiveness provides. The physical benefits include: fewer cardiovascular problems, less back pain, better heart rate, and better blood levels. Then the mental benefits include: better coping, better taking care of one self’s, and the overall good feeling. Forgiveness can be a benefit to someone’s overall