(no subject)
The song of the day is Don Henley's "The Heart of The Matter." Go read the lyrics yourself.
Today's word is "FORGIVENESS." To forgive someone means "to renounce anger or resentment against" and "to excuse for a fault or an offense."
Who deserves forgiveness? Is there anyone that doesn't deserve forgiveness? Maybe murderers and other fellonious chaps.
What about backstabbers, betrayers, manipulators? Do they deserve forgiveness? The advantage of not forgiving them is caution. You know that you can't trust them, so you don't associate with them. The disadvantage of not forgiving, well, it's pretty obvious.
But maybe you can forgive someone and still be cautious of them. Do you condemn a snake for biting you? Do you condemn a plant for being poisonous? Of course not. That's what they do. It doesn't mean that they are necessarily evil. You just have to be careful when handling them. You make sure that they're never in a position to harm you. That's when it helps being an expert in the field, so you know where the fangs are and how to avoid them.
But you don't learn without catching and observing a specimen. And when a specimen continuously makes itself visible and available, there's no reason not to take advantage of that. It certainly gives you the upper hand, having that advantage, just as long as you remember that the snake still is poisonous, that it can still bite.
So I think I'll do it. I'll give it one chance, and if I sense the slightest sense of another betrayal or manipulation, I should have the presence of mind to hit the abort key. I think I'll do it.
I'll forgive her.
Today's word is "FORGIVENESS." To forgive someone means "to renounce anger or resentment against" and "to excuse for a fault or an offense."
Who deserves forgiveness? Is there anyone that doesn't deserve forgiveness? Maybe murderers and other fellonious chaps.
What about backstabbers, betrayers, manipulators? Do they deserve forgiveness? The advantage of not forgiving them is caution. You know that you can't trust them, so you don't associate with them. The disadvantage of not forgiving, well, it's pretty obvious.
But maybe you can forgive someone and still be cautious of them. Do you condemn a snake for biting you? Do you condemn a plant for being poisonous? Of course not. That's what they do. It doesn't mean that they are necessarily evil. You just have to be careful when handling them. You make sure that they're never in a position to harm you. That's when it helps being an expert in the field, so you know where the fangs are and how to avoid them.
But you don't learn without catching and observing a specimen. And when a specimen continuously makes itself visible and available, there's no reason not to take advantage of that. It certainly gives you the upper hand, having that advantage, just as long as you remember that the snake still is poisonous, that it can still bite.
So I think I'll do it. I'll give it one chance, and if I sense the slightest sense of another betrayal or manipulation, I should have the presence of mind to hit the abort key. I think I'll do it.
I'll forgive her.