Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Forgiveness is described as accepting the past as unchangeable rather than hoping for different outcomes.
- In plain terms
- To forgive is to stop wishing the past were better.
- What can you take from it?
- Forgiveness requires accepting the past is fixed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you make peace with the past?
- Is hope always useful?
Another view
This view ignores the possibility of making amends.
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