tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675529654391699784.post6141380586055367880..comments2021-06-20T19:25:30.279-07:00Comments on Maybe it's complicated.: Forgiveness.Aaron Whitfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16344408923262106208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675529654391699784.post-24604675234407323032014-11-30T08:45:55.818-08:002014-11-30T08:45:55.818-08:00Certainly seems like such a quick response can be ...Certainly seems like such a quick response can be fully processing the pain of the loss. Makes me wonder if it is true forgiveness? If there is such a thing. Maybe what they showed more was grace.Aaron Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344408923262106208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675529654391699784.post-10452960437901434052014-11-30T06:16:19.269-08:002014-11-30T06:16:19.269-08:00I've been wrestling with much of the same thes...I've been wrestling with much of the same these past few months. Forgiveness in the absence of religious belief, forgiveness of what sort, to what degree, under what circumstances. <br /><br />It's possible the type of forgiveness seen in the Amish community is ideal for the (secular) world at large, but it seems incomplete in a way. It leaves a lot untouched in terms of grief, runs the risk of sweeping a great deal of pain under the rug. It's possible that the god / divine justice component changes this (wouldn't know, not religious) but I suspect that the right path lies somewhere between "forgiveness without action" and "smashing your child's abuser's face in"janna bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00841942587283088112noreply@blogger.com