FORGIVENESS IS THE BEST REVENGE "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is the strategy that shoots across our minds when the fire of revenge burns within us. Honourable judges‚ respected teachers and my dear friends. Today as I stand here‚ I would like to deviate from this often treaded path and say that forgiveness is the best revenge that we can inflict on our worst enemy. Forgiveness is that quality in a human being that separates him from the animals. It is often born out of the depths
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such as revenge and forgiveness. The most prevalent feeling throughout this story is love. All the principal characters love someone and depend on them. All in all‚ The Scarlet Letter belongs in the romance novel genre because all of the characters are primarily influenced by love. Beginning before the timeframe of the story‚ Chillingworth loves and marries Hester. Chillingworth’s actions are all fueled by his love for Hester. Chillingworth’s main goal throughout the story is to get revenge on the
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TAKE – HOME ESSAY ON FORGIVENESS BEING POSITIVE ANTIDOTE Forgiveness June Callwood For Sabrina Lightstone Comm. 170 Aneela Ambreen FORGIVENESS INTRODUCTION Forgiveness is not just practiced by saints and not only benefits its recipients but have strong connection with person’s physical‚ mental and spiritual health. It plays a great role in the health of families‚ communities and nations. Forgiveness provides common ground for love‚ acceptance‚ harmony and true happiness Most spiritual
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English 099 23 October 2014 True Forgiveness Since human beings communicated with others by language‚ they have known the existence of the word “forgiveness”; but the truth is that not many people know the accurate meaning of this abstract term until they have deeply experienced and thoroughly thought about it. Or some people spend their entire lives to understand and experience the lesson of true forgiveness. In the early thought‚ most people think forgiveness is the action of accepting others’
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found that forgiveness is hard‚ yet it is possible. Forgiveness has indeed shaped me to be the young lady I am today. Simon Wiesenthal’s question “What would [you] have done” if one had the opportunity to forgive a Nazi soldier forces humanity to understand and apply our moral repertoire. My moral repertoire I mean the set of moral beliefs that informs our understanding of forgiveness and the criteria by which we evaluate it. Karl the Nazi Soldier‚ who initiates our inquiry into forgiveness‚ represents
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Forgiveness is defined as a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge. In life it is important to forgive people no matter how hard the decision may be. A person will always be affected by an event that has hurt them‚ but if they can learn to accept forgiveness they can focus on other parts of their life. By focusing on other parts of their life they can improve their happiness and create more positive events in their life. One reason that it is important to forgive is that a person’s
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Professor Ross Forgiveness Forgiveness is the Sweetest Revenge Forgiveness is releasing the energy that was once used by concealing resentments‚ and tending unresolved issues by putting it to a more beneficial use. No one can earn forgiveness; it is something that is given freely‚ it is a choice. I believe the word “freedom” is the perfect synonym for forgiveness. There is a lack of restrictions‚ there is independence‚ and there is liberty in forgiveness. I titled this paper Forgiveness is the Sweetest
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FORGIVENESS QUESTIONS… (Is there a ‘logical paradoxy’ of forgiveness?) x2 (To what extent‚ if any‚ can one forgive someone over whom one has an unequal authority?) (is forgiveness possible?) READING ONE Forgiveness – Aurel Kolnai… Forgiveness is pre-eminently an ethical subject‚ and a paper written about it cannot help being a paper in ethics. It may well be properly philosophical‚ conceptual and analytical‚ as he intended his works to be. In fact he intended it to be chiefly logical
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Forgiveness “I’m never speaking to you again!” is a phrase that people use to hurt someone. A long time ago‚ when I was little and did not understand my mischievous ways back then because my mother and I were fighting on October 15‚ 2002. It was about going out hunting with a friend. After the disagreement I said “I wished I was never been born”. Over the years‚ I was looking back to the horrible things said to my mother. I asked my mother for forgiveness on January 5‚ 2006. My mother said‚ “I forgive
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A Review of the Effects of Forgiveness Therapy Liberty University A Review of the Effects of Forgiveness Therapy Reed’s and Enright research on forgiveness has demonstrated that a forgiveness recovery program resulted in psychological benefits for women with a history of emotional abuse by a spouse or romantic partner. This review of Reed & Enright (2006) includes a summary of the article‚ a personal reflection of the material‚ and application points for future consideration. The article in review
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