(October 6, 2013 at 12:17 am)apophenia Wrote: Just spitballing here. I would suggest there is an aspect of forgiveness which derives from compassion; we forgive even those not fully deserving, because we recognize and acknowledge both their and our limits as human beings. Again, just unwinding a thread, if forgiveness is a sort of 'sewing closed' the rips in the fabric of our lives, we recognize that the fabric will never be the same as it was before, and that the new threads which seal the hole are from us. But it is better than living with the holes.
Beautifully said, though I would add that not every hole can be mended and each person has a limit to their compassion. Just recognizing the rips and acknowledging their true origin is enough to live with them.
