tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post8932511660093821699..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: "When forgiving someone who has done you wrong in a terrible way..."Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85865181652476066402015-09-24T18:25:46.538-04:002015-09-24T18:25:46.538-04:00I believe that that small statement was excerpted ...I believe that that small statement was excerpted from <i>The Way of Serenity</i>, a wonderful book authored by Fr. Jonathon Morris. His mediation on forgiveness is well worth reading, as is the rest of his book.Michael Hazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139261384414481528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-52496151511539164122015-09-24T15:41:41.960-04:002015-09-24T15:41:41.960-04:00This sounds sort of melodrama-ish and fictional, b...This sounds sort of melodrama-ish and fictional, but assuming it is real this would be my advice: When he is gone there is no resolution possible with him. I would go and hear what he had to say. If you want to forgive him after that, it is up to you. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-2371989181784998592015-09-24T15:29:03.855-04:002015-09-24T15:29:03.855-04:00There's a French movie called Ridicule. It ha...There's a French movie called Ridicule. It has one unforgettable scene. The man who has wronged the protagonist has had a stroke and can no longer speak. The protagonist visits him and asks the nurse to leave them alone for a moment so he can say something in private. The protagonist then pisses on the stroke victim, but takes care to aim his stream at the victim's midsection. When the nurse comes back, he tells her that the poor man was so excited to see him that the poor man lost control of his bladder......That's a so much better resolution of a past wrong than offering forgiveness. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-86733595244829280232015-09-24T15:13:52.391-04:002015-09-24T15:13:52.391-04:00Forgiveness demonstrates that you're not as bi...Forgiveness demonstrates that you're not as big a dick as the person who wronged you. Yeah, right. You can forgive the wound but not the scar.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-87064627335252762342015-09-24T14:00:07.356-04:002015-09-24T14:00:07.356-04:00You do have to let go of it.You do have to let go of it.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-71849300609697015082015-09-24T10:15:03.967-04:002015-09-24T10:15:03.967-04:00Like a 14 year old, he is using forgiveness as a g...Like a 14 year old, he is using forgiveness as a greedy tool. You forgive those that transgressed against you, so that both of you may find peace, not just you. Mercy has a purpose, use it wisely.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.com