“The Art of Forgiveness” by Lewis Smedes is a book that got me thinking during the time I was reading it. Forgiveness is something that is hard to do‚ and especially if someone that did a big damage to your life. The objective that Lewis Smedes has for the people to learn how to forgive. By forgiving the person you don’t need to make the enemy your best friend‚ or it doesn’t make him in good terms with you. The author states “Each person’s healing follows the same basic script. This is why for
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sign of remorse. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare suggests that no sin is too great for God to forgive‚ but first we must ask for forgiveness; not to seek forgiveness is the greatest sin of all‚ worse even than murder. Prince Hamlet is justly angered by his uncle’s actions and vows to "sweep to [his] revenge."(1.5.37). Although Claudius never asks God’s forgiveness‚ there are many other characters in the play who commit sins but later express remorse. Laertes plays a main part of the king’s plan
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I believe it’s a form of inner peace. When you forgive someone you truly let go of all the resentment and ill feelings that you’ve had toward them and it’s about letting go of the past and moving forward‚ however that doesn’t necessarily mean moving forward in a new relationship with them. Sometimes we have to forgive people so that we are not carrying
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Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ the main character‚ made some bad and selfish decisions that some might think are unforgivable. However‚ as Amir grew older‚ he demonstrated not only bravery and courage‚ but alsoredemption of forgiveness for his past. Amir is worthy of forgiveness because of the letters from both Rahim Khan and Hassan‚ constantly fighting for Sohrab‚ and letting Sohrab in the family. Amir deserves to forgive himself because if Rahim Khan and Hassan both forgive him in their letters
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Portfolio Paper: Student Loan Debt and Forgiveness Justin Puckett 5/17/2012 Public Administration: PMG300 Colorado State University Global Campus When it comes to achieving success in the work force and finding a fulfilling and lucrative career there are few things more important that higher education. Going to college and getting a degree is essential in finding success in the work force. The problem is when the cost of gaining that degree outweighs the financial compensation the career that
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Near the end of The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth both ended up with forgiveness by God and society. Hester‚ a married woman who committed the sin of adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ this ended with Hester becoming pregnant with Pearl. Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester’s husband committed his life to revenge on Dimmesdale for this. Hester took her punishment as the scarlet letter‚ and she did not complain proves that she ended up as forgiven. Hester also took the scarlet
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in hurting others to achieve what the single person wants. Not everybody apologizes or deserves pity‚ but it is generally best to forgive and move on. Although William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” teaches of betrayal‚ the main moral of the story is forgiveness. Forgiving oneself and whomever had done them wrong is an important aspect of this play. Forgiving someone is not always an easy task‚ especially for Cordelia in “King Lear”. In the beginning‚ she and her two sisters are asked by the King to tell
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In the article "The Psychology of Forgiveness"‚ Maurice Schweitzer studies the psychology behind forgiveness and trust. Maurice and his colleagues‚ Michael Haselhuhn and Alison Wood‚ conducted an experiment to see if basic beliefs about moral "character" influence trust violations and forgiveness. These scientists also wanted to see if they could manipulate ones beliefs to either make them more or less forgiving. In their experiment they recruited a large amount of volunteers to participate in
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article Effects of forgiveness therapy on anger‚ mood‚ and vulnerability to substance use among inpatient substance-dependent clients (Lin‚ Mack‚ Enright‚ Krahn‚ & Basking‚ 2004)‚ anger is the greatest deterrent for relapse in individuals who are trying to overcome substance-abuse addictions. A new approach to anger‚ forgiveness therapy‚ “posits that resentment and its accompanying anger are often justifiable responses to severe wrongs” (Lin et al.‚ 2004‚ p. 1115). Forgiveness when given and received
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“In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” ~ Anne Frank. In this quote it is shown that forgiveness and hope are truly the key to getting through something. While 6 million people may have died in the Holocaust‚ think about all of the people who survived and struggled to have hope in the hard times. The only way to get through such a tragedy like the holocaust was to be optimistic‚ and try to forgive people for the horrible misfortunes they committed. Anne Frank
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