Second Chance
By cearn25
@cearn25 (3456)
Philippines
January 23, 2012 10:56am CST
Does everybody deserves a second chance?
We all commit mistakes in life. At first we are forgiven. By the time we commit it again, people makes it hard to give a second chance. They make it hard because they can't seem to accept the person for the second time. As for me, I believe everybody deserves second chances. And I make it sure it would be the first and second time to forgive someone.
I hope that could be easy to do. But why does a person so close to me finds it hard to accept my past? He always brings it whenever we have fights. I just can't help but cry. I don't have someone I can talk to except here at myLot.
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14 responses
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Jan 12
No I don't think all people should be give a second change. Some people never change at all. Depending on what happened and what was done yes things can be forgiven then or later down the road and some can never be forgiven at all.
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@digidogo (444)
• Philippines
23 Jan 12
How would you know if someone would never change if you never gave them the chance to? Second chance would always be a yes, but third is a choice provided you do not know the person. In a situation wherein you do know a person and you have heard about his/her attitude and characteristics, then you could decide whether he/she is worthy of getting a second chance from you. Still, someone did give him/her a second chance and that is why you would consider giving him that indirect third chance just that the situation is in your person, not the previous one that gave him/her the second. Correct me if I am wrong.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Jan 12
Why would you give how someone a second change. You never gave a situation or a reason to what someone has done. I would never give someone a second change if they raped someone I knew. From personal experiences they will change. That is why I said depending on what they did to me I would either forgive them and give the second chance or not. Not everyone wants o change when they did somethin it can't be erased or changed. If you stole something from me I would give you that chances. You cheated on me with another person no second chances. If this person or person are around me the. I know them well enough to make that choices. You asking why means you haven't thought of reason why you would give someone a second chances? For everything inure is forgivable and hat everyone can change. Then you need to look back on some of my old discussions cause asked the same questions months ago.
@digidogo (444)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
I understand you now. I was thinking of minor mistakes and did not take into consideration of those you mentioned in your comment. You give chances depending on the graveness of the mistake committed.
I guess the situations differ in themselves and we all give chances depending on how we see things. Thanks for correcting me and for the enlightenment.
@digidogo (444)
• Philippines
23 Jan 12
I always believe in second chances too but I myself too find it hard to trust someone in making right that specific wrong he has commited even after I have given them that second chance. We never really know what to expect of that person after what he/she might have done.
If you cry, it means that that person is really close to you. Should either be your bestfriend, partner or a member of your family. Some people are just like that my friend. They bring up the past mistakes we have done and use that against us. Try telling that person about what he/she is doing and that the past is already in the past. Otherwise, you would just have to live that way and understand the kind of person he/she is. You might want to prove that you are capable of not repeating the same mistakes again though.
@digidogo (444)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
@WakeUpKitty
I do not know about you but I am someone who detest taking the easy way out which is ending the relationship. There are different alternatives in solving the problem instead of breaking up for that. It is also not the best solution for a woman in my opinion plus it is not easily done as said. I respect the advice you gave to cearn25 but I really do no think you are helping. Retaliation or revenge has a smaller percentage of ending the problem and I do not recommend it. I prefer pride be put down in this situations. Also like you said, nobody is perfect so let us not forget the good side of her boyfriend. After all, if I were a woman, I would not have allowed someone into my life if there was not something good about him.
@cearn25
That is right. Go show him what you are capable and prove him wrong. It is true that his mind is set on your mistake and of course there are times we have felt this way towards several people. Put yourself in his shoes and think what you would do to have him change his mind. Take care then!
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
23 Jan 12
Hello digidogo! I cried because I just can't believe he still mentions it even though I didn't do it again. Actually it is my boyfriend. We had a small fight today. Every time we have fight, he brings up everything bad about me. Yes, I will prove him that I have changed already. Its just that his mindset is still about my mistake.
Thanks a lot.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
23 Jan 12
@cearn25 if you dig deep enough you will surely find something about your bf that you won't like or other people won't approve. Since nobody is perfect!
I wonder how he feels if you mention that each time you have a fight.
But since your bf is doing this I think it's better to end this relationship and find someone else. Can be he finds it hard to trust you. If this is not the case he loves to stabb you in the back each time, just to make you feel it. That is a very nasty habit.
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
People make mistakes and that can be denied.All have the opportunity to have a second chance as long as one promises not to make mistakes anymore. Some others are not forgiving and give punishment. To me, punishment is only given by God. We human beings should be forgiving no matter how the mistakes hurt us.
@chelley (129)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
Hi there cearn25! You are right, everyone deserves a second chance. But if your friend or other half keeps on bringing it back to you and slam it to your face well i think that must be very rude. Whatever the past is well i think you should somehow forget it and move on.. Don't cry dear, just think of happy thoughts! :) God Bless.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
25 Jan 12
Yes a second chance is rather something that should be allowed for any. Granted it is up to the person what they rather decide to do with their second chance to say the very least. There are just going to rather going to be a lot of times where mistakes are going to be made. Some of those mistakes are going to be rather large to say the very least.
Yet everyone really does deserve a chance to rather make things right. To make things much better than it were. Granted, there are times where people will take that second chance and squander it. That is their problem. But there are going to be times where some people are rather going to do the best that they can with their second chance.
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
For my side, I believe I deserve a second chance. What happened before doesn't mean to say I am going to be bad forever. I didn't really made a very bad thing in my past. I can't consider it as bad. It was my choice I want to happen in my life. Maybe he thought it wasn't right.
Thanks and good luck my friend!
@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
23 Jan 12
I think so but after that it would take a lot for me to give another one.
@hoodedboi (185)
• Philippines
23 Jan 12
Well, for me I believe everyone deserves a second chance, as long as there are gonnga be changes from henceforth... But still, some scars needs time to heal for them to be able to give us that second chance that we long for...
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
i guess we deserve to have a second change, sometimes people nor we cant avoid to make mistakes as we thought it was just ok and only then to realize it wasnt so we tend to re-correct that mistakes again and how do we know if we didnt give a second change. though we really cant avoid the pain but somehow it will gone by time specially if that person really proves that they really change a lot. thats what i did with my ex when he tried to come back for our baby sake since he left us, i will give him a change and lets see if he will deserve it and if not then thats the time i will call it final for him.
@Lhenni (1242)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
For me, I can give all the chance to anyone but I can't assure that the trust will be that full also. He should do all the effort he can to earn back my trust.
I just don't understand why there's people make their lives and their partner miserable by just bringing back the past. Yes, we can learn from it but it can't give any success being hostile toward a rival before. We should move on for a better and lasting relationship! Goodluck Cearn!
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
24 Jan 12
It's tough when people always bring up the most ugly part of your past just to prove something and it hurts when you truly believe that you have changed. I reckon everyone deserves a second chance, those who really regret it and truly recognize what they did was wrong, they sure need a second chance. People shouldn't consider a person's past and bring it up because those memories hurt. You know that person has changed, no need to bring up their darkest times again and make them regretful because they have regretted and suffered already. Give them a chance. Like you said, no one is perfect.
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
It is really really tough feeling my friend knowing that person close to my heart couldn't get over for what I have done bad in the past. I am not a wrong person. Don't wrong me. I can't move with my life and our relationship if this will always be tackle. We need to change. He must accept me.
Thanks my friend. Have a good day!
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
23 Jan 12
It depends on the person and situation. But genereally speaking I don't believe everybody deserves a second chance. Way too many people had a second and even third chance and they only turned out to be worser or more evil.
A fox' hair can turn grey but it's habits will never change (dutch saying).
But this doesn't mean I would not give someone a chance who is good to me.
I don't care about someone's past which was before my time. What counts to me is that the person is good to me. I will treat that person the same way he/she is treating me.
I seldom ask someone for his/her past. It's not important to me. So yes I do have criminals as friends and they are good to me and I can trust them. That is enough for me.
Why a person close to you can't accept your past I don't know. If that person can't accept your past it means he/she is not accepting you. Personally I would not like to have such a person around me. I think you are able to be unhappy and misserable alone, you don't need someone to stab you in the back each time.
I would advice you to go on with your life. Believe in yourself and be positive. That way you will attract also positive people, people who like you for how you are and treat them. Remember we all have a past and if you dig far enough you will always find something that is not acceptable to someone else.
The most important thing is you believe in yourself, you know what went wrong and you are able to correct it next time. That is what life is about, we live it and learn from our experiences. Blessings to you.
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
Yes, my friend. It really depends. We just can't give second chances very easy. The saying that everybody deserves second chances doesn't apply as what you have said to all while we believe it is true. Very contradicting but we have to understand it. There are things to consider first. I don't want to make this response of mine long because I have already said what needs to be said.
Take care always Kitty! Wake up!
@parascevi (313)
• Greece
23 Jan 12
Maybe this person got really hurt from your actions in the past or he/she afraid of not happening the same to him/her. Maybe is a person who does not forgive easily or does not want to forgive and it depends also on what your past is and how it is connected to this person. Some people also want to make others cry and hurt so be aware of this person because he/she might enjoy this or use it as a self defence in your fights.
@frozenshield (73)
• Philippines
24 Jan 12
its easy to have a second chance,.,but you didnt know if your second chance will be sucess..
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
1 Jun 12
That is the risk we are going to experience my friend. But there is nothing wrong in trying. We will also don't know if the person is sincere if we don't give them the chance. This gives me a headache but we must come up with the decision.
Have a good day!