Question of the Day: Day 331
Would you keep forgiving someone who continues to do or say hurtful things to you over and over again? What would you do?
posted by Michelle at 9:15 AM
Monday, November 27, 2006
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2 Comments:
Yes, I would continue to forgive... if I didn't I'd harbor resentment.
I would likely ask them what's - the real deal- at the bottom of their need to say such hurtful things. However, if it continued, I would distance myself from anyone who continually attempted to make me feel badly.
There is a poem that I love so much that I try to apply it to my life daily. It is called "Anyway" and it's by Mother Teresa. It goes like this:
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-center; forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.
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and I like to add what someone does to you, if they don't repent, they will have to answer to Heavenly Father. It's between them and Heavenly Father.
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