My Understanding Of Forgiving: Experiences In Life In Everyday Life

Did you know that forgiving doesn’t mean you approve of inadequate behavior? Inadequate behavior is made by unacceptable choices and either you are forgiven or the other people involved don’t forgive you. When someone does something wrong and you forgive them it doesn’t mean that what they did is forgotten or that it was necessary. If you don’t forgive someone, you are still thinking about it and it will bother you until you forgive them. An act of forgiveness is an important choice in everyday life and you might consider these three questions consisting of: are there experiences in your own life that have shaped your understanding of forgiveness, to what degree should we forgive others, and what rules and norms have shaped the way you examine forgiveness in the world?

One experience in my life that has shaped my understanding of forgiveness is the way my parents taught me how to forgive. My parents have always said that if you don’t forgive someone, someday they might not forgive you. Another experience in my life that shaped my understanding of forgiveness is the way my teachers showed my friends and myself how to forgive. I remember in middle school when my friends and I would have to take a long journey to the counselor about every week to forgive each other for some nonsense reason. This taught me to mind my own business and forgive others. The last experience would be learning to understand to forgive by myself. I have learned more from myself than anyone else because when I’m alone, I just sit and think to myself what I need to do differently or who I need to forgive. Experiences in my life have helped me understand how to forgive and everyone should have at least one to think about, do