The hardest thing to do - LOH Contest week #250 / Lo más difícil de hacer - Concurso LOH semana #250 (eng-esp)

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Hello, friends in #hive.
This week's topic is extremely complex and difficult: forgiveness.
@cautiva-30 asked a couple of very complex and difficult questions to answer. Or rather, easy to answer and difficult to do.

I am Catholic, and therefore, one of the first things we are taught in Mass and catechism is that we should forgive those who offend us, turn the other cheek.

I remember a documentary in which Pope John Paul II was attacked by a man who shot him four times.
After recovering from his wounds, the first thing the Pope did was go to the prison where his attacker had been held. There, she spoke with him and forgave him.
Not only that, but she convinced the Italian president to grant him a pardon and release him. This happened, and his attacker was deported to Turkey, where he was from.

I know we should always forgive, but sometimes it's extremely difficult. That testimony from the Pope seems to me to be the hardest thing in the world to make. For that reason alone, he will be a better human being than I'll ever be.

I've never been resentful, that's true; but that doesn't mean I forgive from the heart. I may let a minor offense go and forgive it, even forget it. I may even ignore it, especially if it's from someone who isn't close to me.

But an offense, an assault, or a serious offense, no. I may pretend to forgive it and behave accordingly. But that doesn't mean I forget it. Much less if it comes from someone I love.
Forgiving from the heart, truly, means you start over. I haven't been able to do that, until now.
Although I try. I swear I'm trying.

Forgiveness is a treasure we should cherish.

We all deserve forgiveness, according to religion, according to my instincts. However, if I'm honest, there are things that are unforgivable.
Rape, abandonment, or child abuse, to name a few examples among the other social evils we all know, are unforgivable by God, in my opinion.


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Hola, amigas en #hive.
El tema de esta semana es sumamente complejo y difícil: el perdón.
@cautiva-30 realizó un par de preguntas muy complejas y difícil de responder. O, mejor dicho, fácil de responder y difícil de realizar.

Soy católico y por tanto, una de las primeras cosas que nos enseñan en misas y catequesis, es que debemos perdonar a los que nos ofenden, poner la otra mejilla.
Recuerdo un documental en que el Papa Juan Pablo II fue atacado por un hombre que le disparó cuatro veces.
Tras recuperarse de sus heridas, lo primero que hizo el Papa fue ir a la prisión donde había estado detenido su agresor. Allá conversó con él y lo perdonó.
No solo eso, sino que convenció al Presidente italiano de que le diera un indulto y lo liberara. Así sucedió y su atacante fue deportado a Turquía, de donde era.

Sé que siempre debemos perdonar, solo que en ocasiones es sumamente difícil. Aquel testimonio del Papa me parece lo más difícil del mundo de realizar. Solo por eso él será mejor ser humano de lo que nunca seré.

Nunca he sido rencoroso, eso es verdad; pero no quiere decir que perdone de corazón. Puede que deje pasar alguna falta leve y la perdone, la olvidé incluso. Puede que hasta la ignore. Sobre todo si es de alguien que no es cercano a mí.
Pero una ofensa o agresión o una falta grave, no. Puede que haga como que la perdone y me comporte en concordancia. Pero no quiere decir que lo olvide. Mucho menos si viene de alguien querido.
El perdonar de corazón, de verdad, significa que haces borrón y cuenta nueva. No he podido hacer eso, hasta ahora.
Aunque trato de hacerlo. Lo juro que lo intento.

El perdón es algo que todos deberíamos atesorar.

Todos merecemos perdón, según la religión, según mis instintos. Sin embargo, si les soy sincero, hay cosas que no tienen perdón.
La violación, el abandono, o el abuso infantil, por poner algunos ejemplos entre los demás males sociales que todos conocemos, no tienen perdón de Dios, a mi entender.



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Justo cómo abordas el tema en toda la extensión que posee.
¡Gracias por hacernos reflexionar sobre ello!

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Certainly the act of forgiving is complex, less so feeling it from the heart when we have been mistreated, humiliated, that is why doing it is a decision and I believe that the feeling will be born afterwards, I loved the example of the father, thank you for sharing your experiences,
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El perdón eleva la estatura de quién lo da. Eres alguien lleno de bondad, te admiro👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Yo pienso que perdonar no es algo que se deba hacer para beneficiar al otro sino por nosotros mismo, nuestra paz es mas importante, si una persona hizo algo grave no deberíamos olvidarlo, seguir adelante sin rencores pero con aprendizajes. Saludos!
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Forgiveness is truly important but I’ve come to discover that it is more easier than it sounds.

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Hummmm, very thoughtful of the late pope.

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Yes forgiveness is very important because we sometimes offend others

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I definitely agree with you @cautiva-30 really touched very important memories in our lives. Forgiveness is not so easy to act on, but funny enough, it's easier to really say and preach about.

It's true there are certain social evil that one can hardly forgive and even forget about, cases like that is really difficult to actually forget, not to mention, forgive.

We all ask and pray for the needed strength to forgive whatever wrong that is done to us, no matter how difficult it appear, whether it's from a loved one, friend, neighbor, or even a family member.

Thanks for sharing.
My warm regards

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Forgiving those who have erred us is a big step to self healing, it helps us to be at peace but how do we forget? Sounds easy but hard practically.

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