RE: Loving and forgiving your enemies
December 11, 2015 at 11:21 am
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2015 at 11:22 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(December 11, 2015 at 11:13 am)Vic Wrote: I don't find it immoral but I wouldn't do it.
What I mean to say is, if you forgive someone not because you feel the harm is repaired or at least accounted for but because forgiving is what ought to be done, don't you find it less sincere? That it's forced - like you said, you have to work on it, and a whole lot?
It isn't meant to happen 'magically', rather naturally.
I don't think loving and forgiving someone who raped and murdered your little daughter is something that can ever come naturally. I think the "natural" response would be to feel hatred and revenge for that person.
I definitely think love and forgiveness of someone who has done something so heinous is something that cannot be accomplished without commitment and effort and the conscious decision to do so. I don't see how this makes it insincere, though.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
