Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
Any time there is 'un-forgiveness' between people who love each other, there is suffering. Any time people face challenges that they really don't understand... there is suffering.
Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.
It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.
Often, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.
Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.
We only do harm to ourselves when we harbor resentment and vitriol toward another. I do believe that everything is forgivable; some things are inexcusable but forgivable.
Let's be very clear: Living 'unforgiven' is not the sole domain of blacks. It can be found in any successful person.