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The truth is that we need to learn how to forgive, but not forget. Forgiving means that we can not hold it against the person ever again. We do not forget it so that they can not do it to us again.
Hate is corrosive. What works much better is disdain. I don’t care what a mess you are, just so long as it doesn’t splash on me. Not even enough to figure out what kind of mess that is.
Hate is a poison. Hating someone is like taking a poison and expecting it to hurt the hateful person. You cause more harm to yourself than to them. They don’t care if you hate them anyway. Sometimes, that is what they want or they wouldn’t behave the way they do.
Forgiveness doesn’t mean reconciliation. If, for example, a Christian woman forgives her husband for repeatedly beating her, she’s still justified in divorcing him in order to protect herself.
R.M. Nixon once stated that you can’t hate someone you have no respect for. Not so sure about that. Sounds a bit like something he got out of a fortune cookie.
I don’t understand hate. I understand a dislike and distain for someone. I understand not trusting someone or not wanting to be around someone but I don’t understand actually hating any living being. I guess I am just weird.
Hate is difficult to carry around. It is a very heavy load and requires a lot of nourishment. Disdain doesn’t do much to change things. Now, if you learn how to carry love around, it scares the hell out of most of those that HATE. Sometimes it actually improves the situation or the relation.
BE THIS GUY almost 3 years ago
The hate still won’t go away — maybe the anger — but not the hate.
BasilBruce almost 3 years ago
Some people in history should never be forgiven. Inner peace comes from knowing that you’re superior to them.
David_the_CAD almost 3 years ago
The truth is that we need to learn how to forgive, but not forget. Forgiving means that we can not hold it against the person ever again. We do not forget it so that they can not do it to us again.
B UTTONS almost 3 years ago
Rat is going to forgive others to the extent that they will begin to hate him. Rat’s ultimate revenge
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Hate is corrosive. What works much better is disdain. I don’t care what a mess you are, just so long as it doesn’t splash on me. Not even enough to figure out what kind of mess that is.
ronaldspence almost 3 years ago
forgiveness is a challenging concept for certain!
Imagine almost 3 years ago
To Err is human. To forgive divine. Everything else is Rat.
GeorgeInAZ almost 3 years ago
If we forgive others, God will forgive us.
iggyman almost 3 years ago
Grelber in Broom Hilda said “Hate is Great”, Rat must be a fan!
Jml58 almost 3 years ago
I will forgive my enemies. At their funeral.
unfair.de almost 3 years ago
My, my. What a bunch of wise poets we are. If we consider us not at the receiving end.
Zeno2099 almost 3 years ago
Ongoing internal hatred tends to hurt oneself, not just the people that it is outwardly expressed against.
whahoppened almost 3 years ago
Rat, you’re about to learn more new words, like retaliation and escalation.
AndreasMartin almost 3 years ago
Try Prozac instead. Or do what Goat does and drink rivers of melissa tea.
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
Rat is the poster boy for world peace and understanding.
MayCauseBurns almost 3 years ago
Forgive and remember.
Doug K almost 3 years ago
You can hate what they did (the sin) but forgive (even love) the one who did the thing that you hate (the sinner).
monya_43 almost 3 years ago
Hate is a poison. Hating someone is like taking a poison and expecting it to hurt the hateful person. You cause more harm to yourself than to them. They don’t care if you hate them anyway. Sometimes, that is what they want or they wouldn’t behave the way they do.
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
Rat will never love anyone. He’ll hate everyone and everything forever.
Ichabod Ferguson almost 3 years ago
Hate is a knife with a curved blade; as we attack our enemies we stab ourselves.
AtariDragon almost 3 years ago
Vengeance is like a cold sandwich.
HOTLOTUS1 almost 3 years ago
look at the bright side. at least he’s willing to forgive others right
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
RAT will never get it! The miserable smoldering meece!
SusieB almost 3 years ago
The key to inner peace is MYOB, and live and let live. If other people’s choices etc don’t directly affect your life why get bothered by it?
Linguist almost 3 years ago
My old granny used to say that we Irish were long in memory, but short on forgiveness!
Znox11 almost 3 years ago
OK Rat, let’s start over…
Rudersdorf Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“I believe in forgiving my enemies, but only after they’re hanged.”— Heinrich Heine
tripwire45 almost 3 years ago
Forgiveness doesn’t mean reconciliation. If, for example, a Christian woman forgives her husband for repeatedly beating her, she’s still justified in divorcing him in order to protect herself.
WCraft almost 3 years ago
Hate the sin, love the offender.
Huckleberry Hiroshima Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Try a purple microdot. I’ll bet you’d love a purple microdot.
PaulAbbott2 almost 3 years ago
“Vengeance is mine, I will repay” sayeth Rat.
AndrewSihler almost 3 years ago
R.M. Nixon once stated that you can’t hate someone you have no respect for. Not so sure about that. Sounds a bit like something he got out of a fortune cookie.
NWdryad almost 3 years ago
I have found that in my life I have been able to forgive, but never to forget.
bunrabbit99 almost 3 years ago
i’m with rat – the key to achieving inner peace is RECEIVING the forgiveness of others but holding grudges yourself!
pchemcat almost 3 years ago
I don’t understand hate. I understand a dislike and distain for someone. I understand not trusting someone or not wanting to be around someone but I don’t understand actually hating any living being. I guess I am just weird.
mitchel.farr almost 3 years ago
Hate is difficult to carry around. It is a very heavy load and requires a lot of nourishment. Disdain doesn’t do much to change things. Now, if you learn how to carry love around, it scares the hell out of most of those that HATE. Sometimes it actually improves the situation or the relation.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 3 years ago
Forgiveness is a virtue, Forgetting is dangerous. Keep a list.
Daeder almost 3 years ago
You can still choose to move on and let go, even if you choose not to forgive.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Rat’s approach is not commendable, but it may be effective….