OPDec 28, 2020
Little bit inspired by this
- OPDec 28, 2020·1 reply
AtTheEquinoxGreat question. I personally would have to agree that you can have acceptance without forgiveness, as acceptance is more of a mentality—a cognitive system of operation—whereas forgiveness, which could also be argued to be a mentality, is deeply rooted in emotion and is interwoven with them immensely.
I would say "forgiveness" could be synonymous with the phrase "emotional acceptance" perhaps.
Thanks for taking the time to reply man. Ive been trying to find what forgiveness means to me but every answer just seems like a spite to me.
Like I should accept that whatever happened happened and thats it. And thats true. But it all seems so... f***ing lame.
Forgive and forget only works in a perfect world to me.
Dec 28, 2020Do NOT forgive. They meant what they did and they're only sorry they got caught.
Take everything from them.
- Dec 28, 20203Dots
Thanks for taking the time to reply man. Ive been trying to find what forgiveness means to me but every answer just seems like a spite to me.
Like I should accept that whatever happened happened and thats it. And thats true. But it all seems so... f***ing lame.
Forgive and forget only works in a perfect world to me.
I understand what you see and feel, I relate to that experience heavily.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to desire. If you feel you are in the right seeking revenge, then you will surely be devoid of the desire to change your perspective because there is no incentive to.
In other words, that "perfect world" can exist for you if you want it enough.
Dec 28, 2020·1 replyGoodFellaThis
Question though, who and what did you learn about in philosophy
I had a really great teacher in high school who was a retired philosophy professor and he really taught us a lot.
We learned about Plato, Socrates, Descartes, Kant, Rawls and many more.
I can’t remember our entire curriculum, but we focused on ethics & morals for two semesters. Every lesson was entertaining and some of his ways of thinking are still in my head to this day
- Dec 28, 20203Dots
I remember learning about I think plato or socrates in philosophy, and their attitudes towards doing harm
They believed that no matter the severity of the harm done, the receiver is morally wrong to seek vengeance.
I just dont see that man. Perhaps in terms of keeping your hands clean it makes you morally good, but what good is that if you are hurt or dead? If someone you know is hurt or dead?
I know what you mean and there’s certain s*** I personally can’t tolerate either. But that doesn’t mean I can’t let go.
I feel like a lot of people mistake forgiving for being weak, which isn’t the case at all if you have a healthy relationship with your ego.
A lot of times the person that inflicted harm on you will not even know whether you truly “forgave” them or not. And they might not even care either. So why walk around with someone else’s toxic baggage in your own mind? There’s no benefit.
At the end of the day I try to forgive, for myself. I know my worth and that’s why I refuse to let another persons wrongdoings have a negative influence on my ego
Dec 28, 2020Forgiveness is to willingly let go of the past in favor of appreciating what is to be had in the present
Dec 28, 2020they’re just human, but know you don’t owe them redemption either, it’s just what it is and it happened & move on
- Dec 28, 2020·1 reply
Letting go is harder than forgiveness
- OPDec 28, 2020flackojodye
Letting go is harder than forgiveness
Haven’t seen you in a while. Glad to see youre back
- Dec 28, 2020
God forgives
I don’t
- Dec 28, 2020FOREVA
I had a really great teacher in high school who was a retired philosophy professor and he really taught us a lot.
We learned about Plato, Socrates, Descartes, Kant, Rawls and many more.
I can’t remember our entire curriculum, but we focused on ethics & morals for two semesters. Every lesson was entertaining and some of his ways of thinking are still in my head to this day
Interesting. Thanks for that. I’ve always wanted to take a philosophy class but I’m a grad now, and have my own at this point. Never got the chance, sounds dope tho
Dec 28, 2020not tryna define it rn but i realized proper forgiveness is a lot more selfish than we have been told. it’s not some selfless act, you have to forgive people for yourself
