Forgiveness
A wise person once asked me, “Do you think a criminal who is truly sorry for there crime, knows they have causes pain in more ways than imaginable, should be given a 2nd chance at life as a free person from guilt?”
My answer then was yes. That everyone deserves a 2nd chance no matter what there mistakes were, that god forgives all his children. A criminal is a person too and everyone needs forgiveness from god and the victim.
Now my answer as changed. As back then my innocence was so young, it would not let me comprehend how dreadful it is to be a victim of a vile criminal. No criminal should be let off easy because of there age, reputation, or gender no matter the crime. I have learned in a way that no human wants to discover in life how horrible it is to be a victim. The 16 year old boy who almost took my life as he ran over my fragile body with his monster vehicle is now a criminal for life because of mistakes that can not be forgiven by me.
A criminal will never know the pain they caused the victim, family, and friends no matter the sentence. Even if they think they know and are truly sorry, sorrow can not undo time and take back the ache in a victim’s heart and body. The victim, family, and friends will forever be able to vividly remember the day that they had there encounter with a real criminal.
Some people might wonder how the criminal’s family feels. In my heart a criminal’s families are victims just as well. Unless they let the criminal comment crimes unspoken, then they too are also guilty. The family of a criminal did not ask for the crime as did the victim.
When a person dramatically changes your life in a very unpleasant way it’s hard to forgive, but maybe one day a victim can find it in there heart to do just that.
My answer then was yes. That everyone deserves a 2nd chance no matter what there mistakes were, that god forgives all his children. A criminal is a person too and everyone needs forgiveness from god and the victim.
Now my answer as changed. As back then my innocence was so young, it would not let me comprehend how dreadful it is to be a victim of a vile criminal. No criminal should be let off easy because of there age, reputation, or gender no matter the crime. I have learned in a way that no human wants to discover in life how horrible it is to be a victim. The 16 year old boy who almost took my life as he ran over my fragile body with his monster vehicle is now a criminal for life because of mistakes that can not be forgiven by me.
A criminal will never know the pain they caused the victim, family, and friends no matter the sentence. Even if they think they know and are truly sorry, sorrow can not undo time and take back the ache in a victim’s heart and body. The victim, family, and friends will forever be able to vividly remember the day that they had there encounter with a real criminal.
Some people might wonder how the criminal’s family feels. In my heart a criminal’s families are victims just as well. Unless they let the criminal comment crimes unspoken, then they too are also guilty. The family of a criminal did not ask for the crime as did the victim.
When a person dramatically changes your life in a very unpleasant way it’s hard to forgive, but maybe one day a victim can find it in there heart to do just that.