Paralyzed NY Detective Steven McDonald Dies From Heart Attack, Given Hero's Send-off
01-14-2017, 04:49 PM
Everyone gets the impulse for revenge, that is why forgiveness is so hard, and is the highest ideal possible, a viable option only to Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and now this guy.
The very fact that so many people can't understand how he can forgive is actually evidence for why it is a higher ideal. I doubt I could do it.
A writer whose name now escapes me once wrote that wanting to punch someone in the face and then willing yourself not to is as good a definition of civilization as any.
I can see why it appears the weak option, but it is in fact pro civilization, pro community, pro peace, pro maturity, and most especially pro mental health for the person doing the forgiving.
The very fact that so many people can't understand how he can forgive is actually evidence for why it is a higher ideal. I doubt I could do it.
A writer whose name now escapes me once wrote that wanting to punch someone in the face and then willing yourself not to is as good a definition of civilization as any.
I can see why it appears the weak option, but it is in fact pro civilization, pro community, pro peace, pro maturity, and most especially pro mental health for the person doing the forgiving.
“The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents.”
Carl Jung