II

[vivatsomnum]

To forgive is not to forget.

It is to pay the debt owed to you by the offender. It is to lick your own wounds. It is to swallow the bitterness yourself, rarely made bearable by sincere acts of apology.

And, sometimes, it is to change.

It costs much to forgive, and yet, when do you pardon and when do you not?

Comments

[wornbright]

[ she's staring at this and thinking to herself. she never thought about forgiveness in such a way. after all, a lot of people deserved second chances, no? ]

I think...

[ she trails off. maybe she should filter... ]

[vivatsomnum]

Yes?

[wornbright]

[ uru: go into embarrassed mode. ]

O-Oh -- Hello!

It's a difficult question!

[vivatsomnum]

Hello. [ And now he will delay naming him before proper introductions. ]

The difficulty was not the intent.

[deathwarder]

Forgiveness is for the weak. Why forgive, when you can simply destroy the one who offended you?

[ Subtle as always, Deathwing... ]

[vivatsomnum]

What would you say to a foe stronger than yourself?

[deathwarder]

There is no such foe.

[vivatsomnum]

There are powers that even I dare not inquire.

[lord_wizard]

Most likely when the cost to you is greater than the cost to forgive is when you chose not to do so.

However...what does it mean to forgive yourself?

[vivatsomnum]

The cost of holding a grudge.

I wonder.

[lord_wizard]

Can it still be a grudge if they're aren't even alive?

[vivatsomnum]

How does a grudge cease to be?

written forever

[twisted_baroque]

[that's...a rather difficult question for Dextera to answer.]

I don't know.

[vivatsomnum]

Neither do I.

[twisted_baroque]

Why are you asking?

[vivatsomnum]

Curiosity, perhaps.

[fishy_go_byebye]

...Oh...

[Even I'm confused by this response...]

[vivatsomnum]

Littlest sister.

[fishy_go_byebye]

Old...er brother.

[vivatsomnum]

Is something the matter?