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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 71030" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I believe that forgiveness is an overly used phrase, applied broadly to a variety of situations, when it is really only able to apply to one. My definition of forgiveness is:</p><p></p><p>~~The act of eliminating ill feelings towards someone whom you still want in your life. In doing such you are able to empathize, and understand why the offender made their error, and thus <strong>forgive</strong> them.~~ (I will be submitting this to Websters soon <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/crazy2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":crazy2:" title="crazy :crazy2:" data-shortname=":crazy2:" /> )</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In this situation you are describing I believe there is no such thing as forgiveness. My verb of choice would be acceptance. Accepting the offender's acts as ones that happened, but ones that I will no longer be hurt over. However, I retain the right in these situations to never see that person again - or if I have to interact with them, I make sure my teflon shield is on, and anything that person says or does cannot affect me. </p><p></p><p>I do not believe "forgiving" these people helps, or is applicable, because they do not fall under my definition of forgiveness. But I do believe in acceptance, and consequently a sense of peace unfolds around the situation, and I am able to move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 71030, member: 3301"] I believe that forgiveness is an overly used phrase, applied broadly to a variety of situations, when it is really only able to apply to one. My definition of forgiveness is: ~~The act of eliminating ill feelings towards someone whom you still want in your life. In doing such you are able to empathize, and understand why the offender made their error, and thus [B]forgive[/B] them.~~ (I will be submitting this to Websters soon :crazy: ) In this situation you are describing I believe there is no such thing as forgiveness. My verb of choice would be acceptance. Accepting the offender's acts as ones that happened, but ones that I will no longer be hurt over. However, I retain the right in these situations to never see that person again - or if I have to interact with them, I make sure my teflon shield is on, and anything that person says or does cannot affect me. I do not believe "forgiving" these people helps, or is applicable, because they do not fall under my definition of forgiveness. But I do believe in acceptance, and consequently a sense of peace unfolds around the situation, and I am able to move on. [/QUOTE]
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