Since the topic appears to be winding down and I don’t believe I’ve chimed in yet, decades ago I learned that true redemption would include things like replacing something I have broken owned by another if possible and similar ‘making whole’ the apparent ‘other’. In some cases, this isn’t possible. Those times I’ve found that the simple words “I’m sorry.”, while not quite full redemption in such cases, do help the situation and pacify my psyche.
On Jul 2, 4:26 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes- or to retreat from the world, if possible. I have no trouble with > ordinary people- I have troubles with history and headlines. I've > never liked the mechanics of cliques. The home is a haven- fill it > with music and books. > > On Jul 1, 7:36 am, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I hesitate to say this, because at the moment I don't exactly live > > it. But if the world is filled with evil/harm, and you think it's a > > bad thing, isn't the only way to have integrity is to live your life > > the way you believe the world should be? > > > On Jun 30, 5:01 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Some acts are beyond forgiveness. I think the problem is that we have > > > this hope that the world/people are good when in fact we live in world > > > that contains great amounts of evil/harm. It is not wise to be naive. > > > > On Jun 30, 10:42 am, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm with Vam on this one. Sincere apology is very important to me. It > > > > is a way to keep myself honest. I feel that I need to apologize if > > > > I've wronged someone. This makes me more aware of what I do, and how > > > > it effects other people. A sincere apology is a gateway to change, > > > > it's an admission of a wrong, which is the first step in really > > > > addressing a problem.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
