Tone: Reflective, Sympathetic
Questions:
- Does the capacity to forgive have to do with the action commited against a person?
- Do you believe forgiving is good for one's health? What about the soul?
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
YoU'rE nOt SoRRy? ThAt'S oK
Melissa Healy’s LA Times article entitled “You’re Not Sorry? That’s OK” discusses the possible impact that forgiveness can have on one’s health. Studies have shown that the simple act of forgiving those who have wronged you can enhance cardiovascular function, treat depression, and expand life spans. They also have a lower risk of obtaining mental illnesses than those who avoid their problems and past. Those who don’t take too kindly to forgiving increase their chances of heart attacks and mental diseases. The author provides an example by describing the story of some who, because of their rough and violent history, aren’t willing to forgive. Though forgiving takes an immense effort from one, it can have its advantages.
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wow, sis! awesome article! i definitely think forgiveness can be good for you because it relieves stress that may have been caused and it does other good things (like it says in ur article). its also good for your soul because you feel better inside and that happiness is visible to everyone. i think that a person's capacity to forgive is unlimited, the problem is that some people hold so much anger and sorrow that they kind of become unable to, but it depends on the person, not the action that was taken.
Mrs. Petrelli :P
hahaha no duuuuuuh!!! yeah i agree wholeheartedly...it took science long enough to prove that concept. geez i tell you, God is way ahead of things.
your comment, Mrs. Petrelli struck me hard; it's an uncommon idea (kind of felt myself drifting to disbelief and disagreement). but you know what, truly pondering, it i agree. its a bizarre idea though.
haha i was actually talking to my love about this the other day: we got on the topic of going to Africa and about extremists killing either of us (funny but likely)and our reactions to such a horrid event. and my God i was maaaad! i imagined myself going crazy and ready to kill the bastard (sorry) who'd killed my husband. then i stopped and i thought--seriously--what would Jesus do? i was so ashamed...yet would i have gone insane had i forgiven? probably not i'd have to say. high-five twin!
forgive the random connections, but hey, i got the gist of your post, right?
you got it jenny poo! :D
God is always a step, or more, ahead of us :D
amen, mob sis!! :D :P
I like totally agree with the article..I mean don't people always say that "Everything is in the mind".. so isn't it all about self-determination and positive thoughts?..
i kinda agree with the article...but not really....cus i dont see how not forgiving someone would CAUSE stress...because if someone does something to YOU and YOU KNOW you didnt do anything first or anything back to them after they did something to you...you shouldnt feel stressed because there is no need to fell stress because YOUR mind is at ease...i dont see how that would cause stress in YOUR OWN life...instead it should cause stress in THE OTHER PERSONS life...for the guilt they hold inside from doing things to others.
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