This is an intense post. Forgiveness is really a powerful word. Some people understand what the meaning of the word but they do not know how to practice it. I personally experience it, sometime it really hard to forgave someone hurt you deep inside. Although I always told myself, forgive and move on. This will make my life happier. However, everytime when you think about it, you still have that sense of sadness. I found that you forgive a friend is much more easier than forgive your family. I don't know why, is it because we so close to each other and they have no right to hurt us? or because we see each other everyday and it brought out all the hurtful thing? I like your article although it took me sometime to digest and finish it.
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Yes, that's right @oliviackl The sadness can remain. Sadness is a part of life, too just as happiness. I think your family is a much deeper, long-term love and you expect to trust them because they are your family so it is more painful and more complicated because our identities/stories are so intertwined together. I do think that families often times take their problems out on those closest to them, too whereas this behavior in other relationships might not be tolerated as much.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment.
I agree with you on this. Yes, maybe it more like people always said Take thing for granted. Closest family always think that they can do it and without think of the consequences. They always thought that they would be forgiven because they are family. But they didn't realize that they hurt the most would be their closest family and nobody else.