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What to you is forgiveness?
you've been hurt badly and have to watch you children repeatedly be let down and disappointed by someone selfish and ignorant. how do you forgive this? not necessarily, forgive the person, or have to forget. the mind just won't let you forget about somethings. so how do you forgive? So that one can finally be happy and move on in life and finally feel good again, about the person you are. this is something I am having a hard time determining and just need an objective point of view. How would you forgive for this complete lack of respect or regard for your feelings and further mentally and emotionally harming your children only because they feel entitled to do so. Or do I just need to forgive myself for being young and stupid and totally blinded by love. and loving that person.
I'm just interested in your thoughts please. No judgment or harsh comments. I just need to get past this to move on and be better for me, my children and for my life. Cause life is supposed to be great right?
thank you in advance.
6 Answers
- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Forgiveness is to not live in regret because all past actions are not "wrongdoings" on our part or the part of others, but in fact manifestations of unconsciousness. That may sound like a lot of mumbo jumbo but think about it. There's positivity, and negativity. Negativity includes feeling regret, hate, etc. You can choose to be positive by knowing that past is past and actions done in the past, no matter by whom, were purely out of ignorance. That person was suffering, was full of negativity and therefore decided to spread it around.
That said, what matters most is what you do to yourself. What everybody does to themselves. Why? Well, if you don't forgive yourself, you won't feel happiness or true joy. And in order to make others feel happiness and joy, you need to be happy yourself. So the first step is to forgive yourself completely. Then, naturally, you'll be able to forgive others :)
- Anonymous10 years ago
First of all, life is not supposed to be great. That's just how people want and think it should be. But it never turns out like that, obviously. Life is supposed to be a survival. And honestly, it is.
Second, I dont think you can forgive the person until they're done with what they are doing. I don't know if you understand what I mean but hopefully you do. So anyway, I believe that for the time being, be extremely understanding. Think of the reasons why they behave a certain way and try to understand their motive.
To allow your mind to be at ease, just ignore it. I know it's hard to let things go, especially your mistakes. But what good will it do for you if you dwell on them? I don't think there's really any forgetting but you can keep your self occupied by being there for the kids and being the best you can be. Gradually, with a little elbow grease, things will fall into place. And as the problem dies down, it will be easier to forgive. Best wishes to you :)
If it gets worse, see a shrink.
- 10 years ago
Keep in mind that until you forgive those who have hurt you they are still hurting you. Forgiveness is a way for them to stop hurting you
A quote I like is "bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die"
Forgiveness doesnt mean you accept what the other person did, and the other person doesnt even have to know you forgive them.
I think you know you have forgiven when you can think of the event and not feel bad. This is done by changing the way you think about what happened, or changing your perceptions about what happened. Forgiveness can be easier if you can try to empathize with the person and try to understand why they did and see how what they did hurt them too.
- 10 years ago
i guess it depends if u told the person that hurts to stop hurting u and he or she kept doing it then she dosnt care u need just have to move on and forget this person if thats the case and like u said u were blinded by love but now u see that theres people like that in this world and ul make a better choice next time nobody is entitled to hurt somebody
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- Anonymous10 years ago
Forgiving people can be difficult. But sometimes you just gotta remember that the past is the past, and NO ONE can change it. But you can change the future.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Forgiveness is letting go of a grudge.