Is aplogy about redemption, or the soothing of the guilt?
On 3 July, 03:10, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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:
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> > 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.
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> > On Jul 1, 7:36 am, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > 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?
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> > > On Jun 30, 5:01 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > 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.
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> > > > On Jun 30, 10:42 am, Lonlaz <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > 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
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