Speech On Forgiving

People are taught to “forgive and forget” in order to be happy, afterall living with a grudge can being a serious damper in ones life.

Everyone has something that they may have done and recognized later that they are playing with someone’s feelings and may have hurt them to cause mixed feelings towards them. This could have been done by accident or on purpose but you might have felt some sort of guilt as to what you done to the victim and how you made he/she feel that way. This creates some sort of hate towards the bullies as the victim does not like or acknowledge the bullies presence as well as theirs. By forgiving someone who hurt you and moving on, you understand that you faced the bullies and the problem while being brave and strong. Moreover, you essentially understand that by forgiving, the people are aware of what they have done and helped tell them that they can move on as well. Forgiveness leads to happiness as the person will be free from guilt but will not make the same mistake to someone else so that the other victim doesn’t have to go through the same thing.

You have to question whether you are forgiving the person because they are sorry and you are capable of moving forward or you are forgiving them because you are still left with some feeling of attachment and that’s what is holding you back. For example, in the memoir, Jennette continued to forgive her parents particularly because they were her parents and her blood. That got her nowhere. She was left in an endless circle of forgiving yet receiving the same mannerism back. However, once Jeannette decided enough was enough, she moved to New York City, away from her parents, began accomplishing her goals and overall Jeannette became so much more liberated. This example goes to show my point exactly. Forgiving and forgetting will leave you with too many toxic people in your life. You must know when to set an endpoint and cut people out of your life because it will benefit

Grudges only hurt those involved; forgiveness can save those from a life time consumed with anger. Forgiveness is benificial because "forgiveness of ourselves and others leads to increased feelings of self worth and decreased psychological stress." For example, In the interlopers "and what peace there would be among the forester folk if all ended our feud tonight." Grudges can cause you to dispise a person and when all that anger builds up it could cause irritability along with other psychological

Also, understanding is the key to forgive someone regrets his immoral acts against you. The story of Albert Speer reveals the sorrow and compassion of one of the culprit find himself face to face with a victim. Mr. Albert was supporting the Nazis against Jews during the Holocaust. He acknowledged his responsibility and guilt for the mass crime. With the guilty verdict, he imprisoned for twenty years for his legal inhuman acts. When Simon Wiesenthal met him, Albert considered his eyes to find compassion and humanity inside (The Sunflower 246). Thus, I believe that when victim lets down the revenge, he also removes most of the barriers for a substantial correction. In the meantime, if you forgive, you can stop the stupidity of haters and prove that you are much stronger. Besides the world has a lot of evidence proclaiming that the desire for revenge disappears even after a long time of reciprocal violence, but only the people who forgive are the last standing. Overall, to forgive is to build bridges between victims and culprits for a healthy

Forgiveness is very important throughout life. If people don't forgive, they are going to be stuck in the past always remembering about the mistake that person did. Forgiving someone can make yourself feel better because you know you forgave that person and there's no negativity between you and that person.

This is may be true for some individuals, but the benefits of forgiving are greater. A weight can lift off one’s shoulders when they choose to forgive someone of a debt or wrong-doing. They will not hold a grudge anymore and that dark presence in their life can disappear. Revenge still won’t satisfy justice because it will just continue as a never-ending cycle. The one that takes revenge will only be paid back with a revenge in return. The cycle of grudges and violence will never end until someone forgives. Whatever reasons people may use to validate revenge, they must face the truth that forgiveness is always a better

When we think of forgiveness we think of something done wrong. You should always forgive when someone does wrong because of you do not it will hold on to your memories. While it is alright to remember what was done to you, it is more important to forgive so you can accept it and go on with your life and not worry about it. Gandhi once said, “If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be toothless and blind.” Gandhi is trying to tell us that everyone in the world does not have to be the same.

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The shift in thinking forgiveness enables you to have is vital in saving relationships. When someone hurts you bad enough it’s almost like there is a craving to do something ill willed towards that person. You want revenge on that

We forgive for our own good, not for the people who have hurt us. We should never be held prisoner by the people who hurt us. That is what happens when we choose to not forgive and choose to hold grudges. Being unforgivable soon turns into bitterness. That bitterness will eat at your heart and soul. Being able to forgive does not by any means imply that we are weak. It is actually showing ourselves and others how strong we are. Do not wait to forgive those who have hurt you. If you wait to forgive until you feel the time is right, it will never happen. Simply because there is no “right time.” Remember, forgiving is not easy and never will it be. Yes, it is easy to say “I forgive you.” The hard part of it all is to genuinely mean it. If you become so wrapped up in holding a grudge, all you see it hurt and anger. You are missing what is important. Such as the present and all the joyful happiness that comes along life. The Holocaust was one of the worst things that has ever happened over time. Yet, some people have managed to forgive the horrible crimes that they endured. In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel at first had a hard time forgiving Peter Van Hoten for being so rude to her and Augustus. He was her favorite author and he completely let her down by being so rude to her. She was very angry but didn’t hold a grudge against him for

Forgiving someone does not mean you pardon or excuse what the other person did, or that you will forget the incident ever happened. Just because you’ve forgiven someone doesn’t mean you won’t still feel angry, sad or betrayed, or that there isn’t still a lot to work out. You don’t have to tell the person you’ve forgiven them and you certainly don’t have to continue to make a place for them in your life. Many people are afraid of forgiving someone simply because they worry it will mean they will have to renew a connection with that individual.

Forgiveness have important medicinal effect on health. Researchers and study have shown that people who forgive have less chances of health issues like heart attack and brain tumor. “People who hold tolerance views of human nature and don’t seem to nurse grieveness unduly tend to have blood pressures in the normal range” (Callwood, J. 2007, p. 153). Writer in the above findings tells her readers the medicinal effect of tolerance. She beautifully explains the positive effect of forgiveness in contrast with unforgiveness where her contrasting finding says “Unforgiving people, some studies show, are three times more likely to have heart diseases as people who don’t carry grudges”(Callwood, J. 2007, p.153). Writer here is addressed to people who cannot or do not forgive and tells them how harmful holding grudges are to their health. She beautifully explains the finding by telling first the negative effect of not forgiving in comparison to

Growing up in a home with both my parents, I was fortunate to be able to spend a lot of quality time with my father. We used to go out together and play soccer, baseball, and ride bikes. I remember we used to play a lot of old school video games and my mother would get pretty upset at the hours we spent playing and not doing anything productive. In my point of view, our relationship was perfect; our bond was strong like any father and son. I was only four years old when my world was turned upside down. My life changed the day that my mom and my dad separated, I felt alone. The process of a divorce was too much for a child that age to handle; it was a hard time for me. Although I had no father figure for about 12 years because my dad moved

Forgiveness is what holds and brings relationships together. If you stay angry for long, your heart stubbornly hardens. But if you choose to forgive, you will be filled with the grace of God. We are all sinners and should never carry a