Forgiving

Philippines
December 28, 2006 7:25am CST
Do you forgive easily, or are you more of a vindictive person?
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27 responses
@suscan (1955)
• United States
27 Feb 07
I am more forgiving then vindictive, I will forgive most things of people. i only tend to be vindictive if you harm my son.
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I forgive easily on some occasions...it depends on whats been done...if its something petty or minor I forgive very easily but not without warning to the person who did me wrong HOWEVER there are ppl in my life who did serious horrible things to me that cause tremendous life long damage..i will never forgive them but that doesnt mean I am vindictive by any means...
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• Philippines
28 Dec 06
I understand how you feel and I guess it's just human to feel anger if anyone does you tremendous wrong but I believe that time heals all wounds. It's best not to dwell on your feelings of anger as by doing so you are doing damage to yourself, not the person who has hurt you.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Oh I dont dwell on it at all anymore, I have moved on and healed a great deal from my past but that didnt require my forgiving anyone...It isnt necessary to forgive to move on in life by any means...in fact forcing yourself to forgive can cause more damage to you than good in some cases (such as mine)
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
13 Jan 07
there are times when i can easily forgive a person when he admits he did me wrong. but i rarely forget. i learn from my experiences and i don't try to forget he hurtful events in my life.
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@dana234 (2114)
• Spain
25 Feb 07
I´m rather forgiving taking into consideration the circumstances. For instance, I would never forgive anyone who did harm to my daughter. But talking about less serious things, no, I´m not vindictive. I´ve seen too many people becoming bitter because they are. Apart from that it´s just not being vindictive is just not within my nature.
@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
28 Feb 07
It's really enlightening to forgive in any ways. But I dont want to pretend to say that it's oftentions easy to forgive, though we should. The thing i wanted to stress is, how deep is that feeling of hurt. It certainly falls on the gravity of the event we experienced and sometimes we think to have it mend before we could forgive the one.
• United States
28 Dec 06
I generally forgive. I believe that holding anger and hate inside is bad for your health, and really... why waste that much energy on somone you don't like? If I can't get past whatever they've done to me, I'd rather just no longer have anything at all to do with them.
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
That's the attitude! You will actually be harming no one but yourself if you dwell on people's wrongdoings. Anger is negative and it's true it affects one's health.
@meeoww (1174)
• United States
31 Dec 06
Mostly I just try not to get upset with people. I try to choose my battles carefully. It takes too much energy out of me to be angry, and I'd rather be enjoying life. Aloha!
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@nvtellan (1907)
• Philippines
2 Jan 07
I forgive a person many many times before I really get friggin angry. Usually, we talk about the situation that irked me and most of the times we end up with loose weights off our chests and went on our merry ways. I rarely get mad/angry at a person.
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@Bittan (455)
• Pakistan
30 Dec 06
Yes i m good in ignorence.i forgive an one very easily u can sa a good quality of mine is my forgiveness. :)
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@jmcafam (2890)
• United States
30 Dec 06
I usually forgive easily.There are some situations that it is hard to forgive as easily.
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@Acts238girl (2087)
• United States
30 Dec 06
it depends on what the situtation is,but i think i'm a pretty forgiven person.for somw reason my conscience want let me stay mad at someone.
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@JashleyB (1441)
• United States
29 Dec 06
I forgive vey easily. Sometimes it shocks my sister how fast I am to forgive. I like being that way though because I'm much happier if everything is okay and there is no drama. :)
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
31 Dec 06
I am I mean you are only hurting yourself by not forgiving others.
@pizzoli (3366)
• Italy
31 Dec 06
really very easily, probably too much but i am too generous
@killailla (1301)
• Canada
6 Jan 07
Unfortunatly I do forgive way to easy, which is some way makes me a schmuck because people take advantage of me, but on the other hand i would hate to be angry all the time, plus it is not what my god would want
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
29 Dec 06
I am a very vendictive person...I hold in the grudge for years...
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 06
Phew, glad I'm not the only one here! I am very stubborn and will hold grudge and will never back down.
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
It's alright to be different. Each and everyone of us is unique. I believe though that time heals all wounds and maybe your grudges too could disappear! Thanks for your comment.
@SimplyJo (1694)
• India
28 Dec 06
Hi i do forgive easily... but never forget. i'm like a true scorpio ;)
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@abednego7 (1060)
• Philippines
28 Dec 06
maybe i am going to see if the person asks it sincerely and do something that would support what he is asking about.
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• United States
28 Dec 06
It depends on what the person has done to me. But for the most part, I am a forgiving person. I don't like to be vindictive because it's just not constructive. Most of the time it just makes things worse.
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@koustubh (62)
• India
28 Dec 06
yes ,i can forgive very easily,bcoz i m very cool minded and don't take tension very much.this also help me in losing temper.
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