How does forgiveness benefit us - as individuals;
as a member of a team; as a society; a nation;
a race?
I am an imperfect man who is married to
an imperfect woman. If we are unable, or
unwilling to forgive one another for our
frequent respective displays of imperfection,
then our marriage 'team' will suffer; our goals
will not be realized, and we will fail. I think
that maintaining a level of mutual understanding
and forgiveness is vital for the success of a
mutual goal (in my case, marital harmony).
If you have no need for goal oriented relationship
with someone, then there may be no feasible
requirement to forgive someone that harms you.
If, on the other hand, you find that harboring
un-forgiveness is in some way harming you, then
perhaps you are in need of forgiving yourself of
something.
as a member of a team; as a society; a nation;
a race?
I am an imperfect man who is married to
an imperfect woman. If we are unable, or
unwilling to forgive one another for our
frequent respective displays of imperfection,
then our marriage 'team' will suffer; our goals
will not be realized, and we will fail. I think
that maintaining a level of mutual understanding
and forgiveness is vital for the success of a
mutual goal (in my case, marital harmony).
If you have no need for goal oriented relationship
with someone, then there may be no feasible
requirement to forgive someone that harms you.
If, on the other hand, you find that harboring
un-forgiveness is in some way harming you, then
perhaps you are in need of forgiving yourself of
something.
