DUE TUESDAY April 23rd, 2013"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”-M.K.Gandhi
Assignment: Do you agree or disagree with the quote above? Is it true that only weak can never forgive? Or in this modern world, forgiveness is attributed to the ones who are weak? Plan your outlook on the issue and then formulate the essay with substantial evidence from your daily observation or experiences. Support your argument with examples from literature, film, history, or science for at least one of the two body paragraphs required. Make sure to read other responses so that you DO NOT repeat examples that were already mentioned.
When I first read this quote, I thought to myself, “Oh, yeah this makes sense. Only a strong, mature person is willing to forgive while the weak can never admit to their wrongdoing, thus meaning they couldn’t forgive.” However, after thinking about it a little longer, I have decided that I disagree with this quote. Even though a stronger individual can forgive, this is not always the case. In certain cases, the weak are willing to forgive since they realize their wrongdoing and feel guilt, while the stronger usually think highly of themselves, never thinking they are wrong. These individuals can also be viewed as stuck up and self-centered. This is not always the case either, but this just shows that both the weak and strong are willing to forgive, it just depends on the person and how strong their personality is.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a strong minded person who never thought he was doing anything wrong is Adolf Hitler. During World War II, he killed many, many Jews and anyone who would go against his rule. Throughout his rule over the German Nazi’s, he never thought about what he did as wrong or unruly. He truly believed what he was doing was right and he was helping the German’s. His personality was so strong, he even blinded himself to what was right and what was wrong, thus causing him to never feel guilt or pity. He showed no forgiveness at all to anyone he thought was a threat and who he believed caused World War I.
Many times, people mess things up, but that’s just human nature. The real challenge is forgiving someone for it. Sometimes things people do are unforgivable, but other times, they aren’t. The quote states that only the strong can forgive and only the weak mess up. I do not agree with this statement. Forgiveness should be given to everyone because everyone is forgivable. Everyone is forgivable because no one is weak. Everyone is strong in their own way whether it is mentally or physically.
ReplyDeleteNow, in this modern world, people need to learn how to forgive or they’ll have nothing. If someone close to you turns out to be a serial killer then, there’s not much to forgive because that’s unforgivable. It’s the little things people have to learn to forgive. Such as, your sibling takes your favorite shirt. Well, at this point is you can’t forgive that. There is no weak, only strong and there is always something to forgive and a lot to forget.
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
ReplyDeleteThe weak have a way of being able to understand more than the regular person. From past experience, I find that it's the people who are the quietest have the best advice, and the people who seem the happiest, are in some cases sad. Being able to forgive is ability in my opinion. To say to somebody that has done wrong to you “I forgive you" takes more strength than anyone who’s never been in that situation could ever know. Whatever incident made you weak, I believe that whatever doesn't kill you make you stronger. That all sounds very cliché, but it is completely accurate. To be able to forgive a person who has done wrong to you takes an incredible amount of strength. Anger, confusion, and disappointment could all be going through your head at the time, but everything is a lesson learned.
From past experience, being weak just means there is room to become stronger. Holding grudges is not the healthiest way to go about a situation. The first to forgive in my opinion is the bigger person and more mature of the one or two people who are involved. If anyone says forgiving someone is easy, it's not. The weak can forgive, it just takes time. Developing a sense of maturity is hard to do in some cases, but overall, the weak soon become the stronger.
I disagree with this quote in many ways. The weak are usually more forgiving than opposed to being strong. I think this because the weak doesn't necessarily have a strong mind meaning that it may be harder for them to deal with things. The weak can also forgive to get the issue over with and move on, which gives them a characteristic of becoming strong. Sometimes it is hard to hold a grudge against some one so the easiest way out is to forgive them. Forgiving can be simple minded although it takes much maturity depending on the problem.
ReplyDeleteIn todays world many people are strong minded. They either forgive you or they don't. There is no in between. A bad habit that I used to have was always holding grudges. I could be mad at someone for days and not give a single care about forgiving them. I never forgave them out of spite and now that I think about it, it wasn't the right thing to do.
people all over the world make mistakes. sometimes we do things that arent forgivable. For example, one time in kindergarden my friend took one of my blocks that i was using to build a little house so i threw a block at her and it cut her. She had to get four stitches on her forehead. I disagree with the quote, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong". Even the strong make mistakes. Such as, Lance Armstrong taking steroids to make him perform better and help him win, basically cheeting. He made a mistake that most sponsers wouldn't forgive him for.
ReplyDeletebeing weak doesnt maen you are prone to make more mistakes and errors. Being weak can give you the motivation to be better and stronger and improve on your weaknesses. For instant, a persome that forgives people easilly is more likely to be taken advantage of. some people need to less lenient with forgiving people. sometimes it takes a strong person to forgive someone. "Even the weak can for give but it takes time" Whompp.DHS. said. yeah thats its.
In my opinion, one is ready to be forgiven, when they are ready to ask for forgiveness. In a sense, I agree with this quote and in another I do not, though I have many different perspectives as to what it actually means. In a sense those who are willing to forgive, are strong, but in another aspect, the weak are always ready to forgive. By this I mean that sometimes the weak are always ready to forgive for someone’s wrong doing. Without an apology or regret from another for their mistakes, the weak are sometimes desperate enough to always forgive. Forgiveness can release a wrong doing person from their punishment.
ReplyDeleteIt is always accurate to say that forgiveness heals. The ability to forgive is attributed throughout everyone, the strong and the weak. It is just a simple different matter. The strong are willing to forgive for little mistakes; they are able to overlook one bad thing in sight of all the good things in their life. Whether it be an issue between a friend, the strong are able to realize how much having that one person in their life makes a worthy difference. When it comes to the weak, they are much different. They can either turn their head at that one person forever, never forgiving after numerous apologies. Or they could be the ones who always forgive without being able to know that the wrong doing person is not even regretful for what they have done. This quote could go so many ways, with many different opinions.
For many people forgiving someone else of their mistakes is hard. When someone does something to you and then apologizes its hard to say I forgive you because your just holding all that anger and frustration in. The people who are able to get over the little things make them stronger and the bigger person. The other person who doesnt want to admit when their wrong comes out and says that their means they have been experiencing guilt and now that person is trying to become the better person.
ReplyDeleteI have been put in this same situation and i still think back and wonder why i forgave that person. I was the bigger person because i didnt let such a little thing get to me and made that person feel less guilty by accepting their apology. People everyday do things that they dont realize is wrong until something happens to them or they get confronted.
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” By M.K.Gandhi a quote that can be applied to everyday life. Forgiveness in some cases may just be the weak giving in to ending an argument, ending a relationship or simply not caring about the matter anymore. The strong are the ones who in the end depending on the situation are the ones who can’t forgive what’s been done. The ones who know that if let off the hook the easily won’t be the last of it because the person was forgiven, because the person now thinks that its ok to do whatever was done beforeand everything turned out okay, only taking the chance of history being brought up again sometime in the future.
ReplyDeleteA movie that we see forgiveness and betrayal is in one of the Jackie Chang movies when he forgives his brother for all of the things had he had done through his past, He had him at gun point a chance to end all of the pursuit and killings done by his brother. When it came down to it he couldn’t do it he couldn’t bring him in nor shoot him, he forgave him he let him go and as an outcome more people died, more violence was being caused and to think that it could have been over with if he didn’t decide to forgive and forget. In the end even after all of that his brother trying to take the opportunity tries to kill Jackie in the end forcing Jackie to defend himself resulting in the death of his brother.
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”-M.K.Gandhi
ReplyDeleteThe subject of forgiveness is a very gray area. There is not a set of rules or directions on when and what situations should be allowed forgiveness. Therefore, this quote does not apply to most situations. The strong are often called the "bigger person" when it comes to resolving an issue. Usually, the strong are commonly associated with forgiveness and doing what is right. However, the weak, or those who are asking to be forgiven, are strong by swallowing their pride and apologizing. When they acknowledge that their actions were unjust, then they become the "bigger person". Also, by the weak person apologizing, the strong person is given the opportunity to remain being seen as a strong person. For example, if forgiveness is not given after an apology, then they are no better than the person who was responsible for hurtful actions.
From past experiences, some things take longer to forgive. Grudges can be held and tempers can flare, but the ending outcome is that forgiveness is given. I have forgave certain people for their actions which others would not. The reason for this is that I am strong enough to realize their mistakes and not hold a grudge. There are always television episode plots about old men who have held a grudge against each other for 50 years. There is no point in holding a grudge and feeling anger over an event that could have easily been forgiven. A grudge only weighs the heart down and troubles the mind. Overall, all can forgive, not only the strong.
I agree that only the strong can forgive. Many people are able to hold a grudge for small things and that shows that they are weak. Only the strong are able to take the time that they should forgive the person for whatever they did and be able to resolve any differences between. In addition, it is immature for someone to hold a grudge no matter what reason and they should be able to become mentally stronger and forgive that person that did wrong. Just because someone made a mistake in their life does not mean that they should not be forgiven others should realize that no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes.
ReplyDeleteIn modern society an example of only the strong can forgive is how our country with 9/11. Our country as a whole has been able to forgive and that shows that we are a strong nation. Our country must know that there are bad people in every country and that we should not judge an entire country for a group of people’s doing.
I disagree with this statement. This statement is saying that weak people can never forgive. That is a false statement. Although there are some people who cannot forgive, arrogant people being one of them, weak people sometimes may not be able to forgive. Strong people can forgive without a doubt. Strong people know how to let go. Some, if not most of the weak people in the world cannot forgive. They feel that if someone wrongs them, they cannot let them go.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a strong character who does not forgive is in the book, “Divergent”. One of the characters is a leader of one of the factions, who is very strong. His name is Eric. He does not forgive the main characters Beatrice and Four for being “Traitors”. Although, he is the one who is a traitor. He wants to brainwash the people so that they can rule everyone completely. This is an example of a strong character who was not able to forgive, and eventually it cost him his life. The weaker character, but main character Beatrice was also not able to forgive Eric. She was someone who was weak and unable to forgive. So Gandhi’s statement depends on the situation.
M.K.Gandhi once said, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” In my opinion I mostly agree with this quote. In some cases, I believe it applies correctly, but for me it depends on how big of a deal the event was that is being forgiven, not so much if the person was weak or strong. I do agree with some of the quote because it is easier for strong people to forgive, most of the time; however weak people can also forgive. And vice versa; strong people may not always forgive, like it is easier for weak people to do most of the time.
ReplyDeleteFor instance, in the recent movie, “The Hunger Games,” the main characters Katniss and Peeta are good friends. However, Peeta becomes selfish and is sucked into peer pressure and turns against Katniss with the other tributes. In the end, Katniss is strong and forgives Peeta for his doings like a strong person would do. This is an example of why I mostly agree with the statement “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” once said by M.K.Gandhi, is something that I disagree with. Being able to forgive someone is not about how strong or weak a person is, but about how mature and reasonable they are. In some cases this quote may be true, but certainly not in all cases. Just because a person is weak does not mean they would not be able to give forgiveness to someone who deserves it, it just means that this person may have a harder time getting past the situation. But still, even this is not always true because some weak people can easily forgive another person when they feel that they should.
ReplyDeleteFor example, in the movie “Mean Girls” Gretchen was treated very poorly by Regina. Gretchen was a very self conscious girl who survived on her popularity. She was constantly being judged and picked on by Regina behind her back, but even when Regina was doing the wrong thing Gretchen would find the heart to forgive her. Regina did not necessarily deserve this sympathy, although Gretchen did give it to her anyways because she loved her as a friend. This is just one example to how a weak person can give forgiveness, thus proving this quote wrong.
The very knowledgeable and wise M.K.Gandhi once said, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” I do not feel that this statement can always be considered true. I disagree with what Gandhi said in that quote. Sometimes, events occur that are literally unforgivable. No matter how strong a person is, sometimes people do things that are unforgiveable. For instance, I consider myself to be a strong person. However, I do not think I will ever forgive the terrorists who created the homemade bombs and set them off in Boston. Running has always been a big part of my life, and for people to come out of nowhere and bomb a race as important as a marathon is something I consider unforgiveable. Not only did those people kill three people, but they injured hundreds. People will no longer be able to be run or even walk again because of their injuries. I do not feel I will ever forgive those people, and I’m sure that I am not the only “strong” person that feels this way.
ReplyDeleteNot only does this quote apply to me personally, but it also applies to a movie I have recently seen. In the movie, “The Lucky One,” one of the main characters, Beth forgives the other main character, Logan for keeping a huge secret from her. Beth would be considered a weak person, since she let her ex-husband dictate practically her whole life up until the time she meets Logan. Yet, she finds a way to forgive Logan for lying to her, therefor proving that it is not only the strong that can forgive others. Weak people can still find some type of courage to forgive.
According to the quote by M.K.Gandhi "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” I strongly disagree with this quote. Considering the weak are usually more forgiving than the strong. I tend to notice that stronger people are cockier and never want to forgive. They rather be stubborn and never forgive someone that means a lot to them. Weaker people can forgive those who have done the most damage to themselves. The weak usually do not have anything. They are mentally unstable and they need important people around them even though those people have caused pain to them. The weak forgive more people than the strong.
ReplyDeleteAn example that shoots down the main aspect of this quote has to do with the television program of Survivor on CBS. To win the million dollar prize it involves a lot of back stabbing, forgiving, and trusting. Usually the best and strongest are the ones who get stabbed. The strongest never forgive and always end up losing. However, the weakest are the ones who most likely win. This so because they forgive the ones who sneak behind their backs, in addition they forgive and forget. Survivor is an example that goes against the quote from M.K. Gandhi.
M.K. Gandhi once said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” This was always a quote I admired and tried to relate to real life. Forgiveness is an emotion that is extremely powerful and hard to overcome. However, once it has been accepted everything becomes much easier and open. The “weak” may have many meanings; it could be the people who aren’t mature enough to accept forgiveness or those who do not understand the concept. The term weak doesn’t necessarily mean psychically or even emotionally but, mostly mentally. The same goes for the strong. Neither side is all positive or negative but, they are only names for the groups that can move forward and the group that will stay behind simply because they are not yet ready to go on. At one point or another, everyone encounters a scenario where forgiveness is important. Whether, the words, the actions, or the problem is forgiven in a week or even in 10 years it’s an exclusive process in reaching complete forgiveness. And time does not really matter as long as it is accomplished. For some, those who take longer to overcome it, may be labeled “the weak” just because in modern day time is everything and if it is not fast enough it is not good enough. The few others who can forgive anyone for anything quickly are considered “the strong.”
ReplyDeleteForgiveness should never have to be segregated into different levels but just remain an act that has a lot of meaning. The strong forgive because they are mature enough to move past indifferences and conflicts, as the weak forgive simply because they need time not because they “give in”. Forgiveness is much more than that. The movie Think Like A Man represents forgiveness in between four different couples. All the men in the relationship all have major flaws and in their own nature they are not ready to let them go for someone else. Each individual couple begins to argue and say things that they do not mean. The Momma’s Boy and the Strong Business Woman forgive each other first. The last couple to forgive each other was the one who got into the most brutal argument, and it took them a little longer than everyone else to come to terms with their pride and their mistakes. In this example, it’s clear that everyone has their own pace with things but if it gets done it is done. In everyday life, forgiveness may come in big or small packages but, the weak and the strong can both overcome it.
Forgive: to cease to feel of resentment against another
ReplyDelete"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”-M.K.Gandhi. I disagree with this quote, if anything the strong would not know how to forgive more than the weak. I think the weak would know better the feeling of resentment and how it feels to be put down. So they would be able to relate to the other person and forgiveness would come more easily. Anyone can forgive, and anyone can choose not to forgive, it’s all in how they were raised.
I have seen a lot of people that were weak forgive both famous, and just your average Joe. One famous person I have seen forgive is Martin Luther king Jr. After all the segregation and discrimination he still accepted everyone equally. He had no resentment towards anyone of them and that was the reason for his silent fight. In my own personal life I have seen the weak forgive too. It’s not that I agree with this statement, but many people believe children are weaker which is not always true. So my experience was my uncle accused his son wrongly of taking a snack that he shouldn’t have had, but he actually hadn’t. Once my uncle found that out he apologized and my four year old cousin forgave him gracefully without an “I told you so” added. This goes to show that the weak no matter how old can forgive.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the weak can never forgive and only the strong can. When using the word weak it has nothing to do with your physical make up but your mental wellbeing instead, the same goes for the strong. Being strong or weak mentally describes how you react in certain situations and in this case it is dealing with forgiveness. Strong hearted people are brave and have the courage to forgive because they know it is the right thing to do. They understand the situation they are in and respond correctly. As compared to weak minded people they may seem immature and won’t forgive for certain reasons. They may hold grudges with other people and can’t seem to come at peace with one another.
For example, many times throughout history this quote has been shown in places where we would least expect it. At war with many countries in the past our nation has always seemed to be fighting. As time progresses wars end, fighting stops and peace begins. Our nation is a strong nation and anyone living here can understand that. Our nation was able to forgive and realize what we were doing was wrong in those certain situations and it’s time to stop and forgive.
I believe that this quote is true. The ones that are weak minded and are not brave enough to approach someone and make peace with them, despite their disliking’s towards them. People that are strong minded however are able to find a way to put issues to rest but there may be a weak person that will not accept their apology. For example, every war that has happened so far has come to an end. World War II for example ended roughly but now we are at peace with Germany and the enemy. In WWI, the USA and Germany remained on bad terms with each other. They were not strong enough to forgive each other.
ReplyDeletePhysical strength has nothing to do with quote. The strength of the mind is really what this quote is talking about. If one has a strong mind, then they are powerful and able to forgive and forget. Someone with a weak mind will not take things into consideration as much.
Theres actually supposed to be a space/ new paragraph thingy where it says "Physical strength..."
Delete*Spoiler Alert: Entire plot of the Lion King/Ending is given away*
ReplyDeleteA wise man by the name of M.K.Gandhi once said, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong”. I do not agree with this quote. In many situations, the person “forgiving” is indeed, weak. If someone is being bullied, a bully may say “sorry”. The person being bullied may say, “it’s ok” and the whole situation is over. Saying “it’s ok” is a sign of weakness. Saying “No, you hurt me. You are not being forgiven and you need to live with guilt” is being strong.
In the movie, “The Lion King”, Scar is Simba’s uncle. Simba is a small lion cub and has a king for a father, Mufasa. As a cub, Simba tries to be brave and is where he should not be in his kingdom with his best friend, Nala. A herd of wildebeest come stampeding where he is. Nala is off to the side, out of danger. He hangs onto a tree branch and calls for help. His father and Scar come to the rescue. Mufasa comes to save his son. He is hanging on the cliff and is about to plumbit to his death without the help of his (unknownly evil) brother, Scar. Scar plucks his fingers off the rocks he Is falling from and falls to his death in the stampeed of wildebeest. Simba, an unaware cub, is told that he killed his father by Scar. Scar wants Simba to run away and never come back, resulting in the kingdom of Pride Rock to be under rule of Scar. Simba, as a young cub, follows his instructions and runs away to the location of Timone (a meerkat) and Pumbaa (a warthog). As he grows older, he becomes best friends with Timone and Pumbaa. One day, a vicious lion comes and attacks Timone and Pumbaa for lunch. SImba fights her off. Little does she know, they are the reunited childhood friends and she informs him about everything that has happened to Pride Rock. He doesn’t care at first. After he thinks it through, he decides to return to help his rightful kingdom. He finds Scar and explains to him about how the kingdom should not starve to death and all his mistakes. In a brual scene for a fight of the kingdom, Scar whispers to SImba, “I… killed… him”. Simba is shocked by this news. He makes Scar announce the rightful murderer of Mufasa. Simba is a strong lion, full-hearted and muscular. He, as strong as he is, does not forgive Scar. In place of that, he brutally throws him into the fire pit below the actual rock of Pride Rock. A strong lion would do exactly that, and that’s what he did because he is strong. Overall, Simba is obviously the strongest lion in his kingdom, and he did not forgive & forget; he pushed his uncle into a pit of flames to let him rot away. The quote, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” is not true and I strongly disagree with that with the support of The Lion King.
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” by M.K.Gandhi a quote that can be interpreted in many ways and understood in different ways too. This quotes makes you wonder if you are weak or strong by the decisions you have made in life. Makes you wonder ; are you weak or strong?. Even though its hard to choose, I agree with this quote. The strong are the ones who decide to move on and keep on going with their lives and letting everything go , so they can learn other things and not always stay in one place because they can't move on. The strong fight for their future and make the biggest decision they could make to move on.
ReplyDeleteThis quote relies on many other people around the world. For example; My grandmother once made a big mistake she felt in love with the wrong person , but she was strong enough to let him go and move on with her life. She knew that by forgiven him for what he had done was going to make her feel better even if it hurt it would make her move on with life.
M.K. Gandhi once said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” This is an extremely controversial statement; some may say they agree others may disagree. However, I say it can go both ways. It all comes with the situation you’re put in. For example, someone put in a situation where they are in a relationship with someone who is unfaithful, untrustworthy, and overall heartless to the relationship what’s the “strong” thing to do. Leave or forgive? In my opinion, the women, or man, would be considered weak to remain returning to the same man, or woman, that has continuously put them through such heartbreak. Whereas if the situation was a little different such as in the long run even if a man, or woman, has done you wrong and you’ve gone your separate ways for some time now, forgiving them for their wrongdoing instead of trying to get them back considers you the “stronger” person.
ReplyDeleteAll in all, forgiveness is an attribute hard to obtain and maintain. As you can see forgiveness entirely depends on the situation. In some cases it may display the “stronger” person and in other cases the weaker person in all reality. A lot of the time forgiveness revolves around a person’s maturity level and ability to look past previous events that may hang around a person’s conscious. This quote can be looked at in two different ways in different situations and may affect other people’s opinions more than others.
In my opinion this quote is not true. Even thought I admire Gandhi a lot I don't agree with him in this quote. Weak people can forgive because if they forgive it would make them stronger and weak people can get over stuff and physical get strong. I have been threw this situation a lot of times I wasn't strong and I had to forgive. After a while it actually made me stronger. It help me on the future too.
ReplyDeleteThis is shown in a lot of love movies and books. People have to forgive even if they're weak but it makes them stronger and it matures them and makes them not make the same mistake again. I remember once I was watching this movie and this character had to ask his wife if she would forgive him but he was a coward and couldn't do it then he stood up and face the truth and ask her to forgive him. It made him stronger and there relationship lasted long.
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” –M.K. Gandhi
ReplyDeleteAlthough others may agree with this statement said by M.K. Gandhi, I disagree with it. Several people view the action of forgiving someone being done by the “stronger” person in a situation. However, that is not always the case. In the past, a handful of teens and adults have been the “weaker” person in an argument. What I have noticed the most is how the weaker person would feel the need to apologize and forgive the others involved in their conflict. They have done this in order to get rid of the feeling of guilt and having to deal with the drama that is present in their lives.
On the other hand, the stronger person in an argument tends to appear to have a very high level of self esteem. This characteristic of a person is not a negative aspect of their personality, but it may affect the way they treat others. People like this can possibly start to think as if they are better than others. This can then prevent them from feeling the need to apologize to the weaker person. Examples of scenarios like this are mainly presented in modern television shows. Some shows involve high school students that are involved in certain issues. The stronger character usually waits for the weaker person to forgive them because of how they would look like the better person. All in all, I strongly disagree with this quote.
According to this quote, "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” by M.K.Gandhi, only the strong can forgive but this quote can apply to certain people not everyone. Just because a person is weak doesn't mean they can't forgive someone. It might take them longer to forgive but that doesn't stop them from forgiving. Forgiveness is the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven, according to a internet dictionary. Just because a person is strong does not mean they are going to forgive someone easily, they might think they are too good to forgive someone or will expect an extremely big apology for something small, not worthy.
ReplyDeleteIn the movie, "Pay It Forward", Haley Joel, playing Trevor in the movie, forgives his mother for being a bad mother. Even though life isn't easy on him, and his just a kid, it takes a lot for a kid to have as much courage to stand up for what he believed was right. When he saw that his mother kept on drinking behind his back, he was frustrated because he thought that she would never change. He wanted to run away but at the bus station his mother found him because she was worried for him. She apologized to him and he being just a kid forgave her.
I think the quote "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” by M.K.Gandhi. Is true forgiving someone is one of the hardest thing anyone can do.Especially when you trusted the person. Even though you've been forgiving doesn't necessary mean that they're still aren't any wounds there, it will take time for the person to heal and then more time for trust to be regained. Its probably the longest proccess someone can go through.
ReplyDeleteForgiveness is not also for the other person but for yourself. Carrying dead weight, like a fight that happen at the beginning of the year or a long time ago, isn't worth it. Its a waste of time I would recomend letting things go.
I agree with u completely Patrick you have some good statements, and a lot of detail 👌
DeleteI agree with the quote "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong” for many reasons. Forgiveness is not an easy thing to do. Forgiveness is not an easy thing because it is blocked by hatred, people, and being naive. For example, a lot of people influence the decision you make in life. Teenagers are a huge example. Teens try smoking and drinking in high school because of their peer. When people influence you into making a decision it make it harder to forgive people.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing that makes forgiveness for hard is that you must be mentally strong. For example many people say things they don’t mean but ever admit it because they think they are right. Not a lot of people can admit when there wrong which cause it to be hard to forgive somebody. For example, my mother always thinks he is right and never admits when she is wrong which causes her not to forgive people a lot of the times. So Forgiveness isn’t a easy thing to do but if you are both smart and mentally strong you can for give people much easier.
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” by M.K. Gandhi, is a very interesting quote that many would follow. Many people believe that the weak can never forgive, and believe that the strong can only. This quote is separating people. This is like similarly saying that the weak cant but the rich can. Many people believe in this quote because of fictional stories or movies. But in real life many people have forgiven even though they are weak or strong.]
ReplyDeleteSaying that a person is weak is only a characteristic. Weak can never stop you from forgiving. Many people judge people by their attitude but when it comes to forgiving everyone forgives. Everyone has to forgive in their life. If they didn’t it is their option but not only do weak never forgive, also strong never forgive. Weak or strong is just a characteristic and people can’t just them by that.
Gandhi once said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Although Gandhi was a very intelligent man, I just disagree with this statement. If anything the weak would be more prone to forgiving rather than the strong that will hold a grudge and be two stubborn. I feel as if I can see both sides but I do not think it swings one way and not the other. There are all different kinds of people in the world. Some who forgive right away andsome who would rather stay mad at someone for a long time. Depending on the situation, if you're strong enough you will be available to forgive but with other situations being weak can let people do what they want because they know you will always forgive them. Depending on you values and how you judge the situation, will determine if you would forgive them or not.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I have never been the type to hold grudges. I forgive even when I know I should not right away. I love being able to enjoy my time so for the most part, I do not like wasting my time mad at someone. In the movie Home Alone, Kevin is mad at his family and as a young kid he does not really get the big picture. After being lost without his family he was able to reflect on why and how much family can be. As a stubborn young child he used forgiveness in a positive way and it was good that he was able to finally. It shows that even "weak" vulnerable children know how to forgive but sometimes it just takes the right situation for that to happen.
Even thought Gandhi is one of my idols, I disagree with him in this quote he once said. For several reasons, the weak can forgive because if they forgive it makes them stronger. It makes the weak stronger because they had the courage to actually forgive and that's how they start to change and get stronger. In my life time I had been weak and I had forgiven some one and that made me stronger it made me think a different way. If I don't forgive because I'm scared or to weak then there's no way I'm gonna be happy and if u forgive u help your self get stronger and happier.
ReplyDeleteIf the weak never forgive them how are they suppose to get stronger, by changing by forgiving by being happy. Even thought Gandhi was one of the most intelligent people in the world I think a lot of people would disagree with this quote. There is a lot of movies that touch this topic, a lot of love movies do the weak forgives and gets stronger and has a better life it changes them automatically.
Yes i disagree with ghandis quote"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”- for several reasons.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you don't have to be strong to forgive. Any one can forgive because everyone messes up in the world. Forgiveness lests people have a second chances to redeem themself. If they messed up the first time, they would know not to do the same mistake.
I had to forgive many people for things they had done to me. This makes me a stronger person by not holding grudges. It lets me be relax when everyone in angry. If you liearn to forgive it will teach other people to forgive to. If you mess up the iother person can for give you and give you a second chance.