Forgiving is a High Moral Quality

DITLD, thank you, consider it forgotten.

Dear Anonymous number 2

I was not referring to you; I was referring to Anonymous number 1, who commented before you. I must assume you are two separate and distinct people, even though you both are using the same name: ANONYMOUS.

My apologies.

When you can't forgive, you kill and when you can't kill you make them wish they were dead. You can't build enough cells to put them all in. We have people doing deeds with heavy guns because that's what it takes to keep the peace.

DITLD, my post was not to put anyone down. I was sharing my own personal growth in dealing with my wrongs that I have done and in the difference in the way I have handled them in the past and in the present.

Just simply commenting, nothing personal towards anyone in anyway.

BTW your comment to me was vey harsh.

Anonymous

I hope that WaPo On Faith comes up with some sort of filtering mechinism which can cast comments like yours out, and exclude you, since you have nothing useful to say or contribute.

Tim, "However, forgiveness without the appropriate corrective actions for both parties can, like you say, be very damaging to the person and others if this leads to the continuation of the same misdeed."

Mature individuals correct themselves and most often, depending on the infraction, do not need corrective action. They are their own worse critics and will easily be grieved or bothered by their offensives against another person and readily repent, to turn away from that action/behavior and not repeat it.

A good lesson for maturity.

Your post Tim otherwise is truthfully spoken with wisdom.

Please Go away Mr, Adin Steinsaltz, not Totta! Only Dreck! Ye Deleted that which MOSHe forbade!

Att: T i m, et al

Rabbi STEiNSALTZ, is a Shticle Dreck (peace of cocka) worse than Rabbi Jezues, Rabbi Mozeus, Rabi Muhammad, Rabbi Vyasa, Rabi Gautama etc....!

It might be worth it to further qualify your comment with regard to ongoing forgiveness may sometimes allow for a continuation of the same misdeed, and therefore be very damaging to the person.

This is true to the extent that corrective actions were not combined with the act of forgiving. As long as some type of action results from any misdeed that is appropriate to the circumstances, then forgiveness is not destructive to either individual. However, forgiveness without the appropriate corrective actions for both parties can, like you say, be very damaging to the person and others if this leads to the continuation of the same misdeed.

Thanks for your insight into the divine quality of forgiveness. Pretty cool to think we that we have the power to tinker with the past in a very direct way through the act of forgiveness. And to the extent that we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior we also have an opportunity to greatly influence our future. To believe is evidently also divine.