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Forgiveness

Unreal Past Tense

Date: May 20 2011

Themes: Friend

Grammar: The Unreal Past

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People say that you should turn the other cheek when someone wrongs you. But what if someone did something so mean you just couldn’t forgive them? Or what if the same person wronged you in the same way over and over? Sometimes, it’s just too hard to let go.

Everyone has different ideas about what’s forgivable, and what isn’t. Some couples are able to stay together even if one partner has an affair. Other relationships break up over very small problems. Find out if Devan and Ella find it easy or hard to forgive.

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Ella

Devan

Ella: I have the hardest time forgiving people. I don’t know if it’s a pride issue, but I just hold a grudge for so long.

Devan: Really, you can’t let go of things really easily?

Ella: Not at all. I can’t turn the other cheek, especially if I feel like I got wronged. I feel like that person needs to be punished with me not being in their life.

Devan: See, I’m the exact opposite. Sometimes I feel like it takes more energy to hold a grudge than it does to just move on.

Ella: It’s so hard for me to let go. I feel like not forgiving someone really just proves a point.

Devan: So what would be an example of a situation that you just absolutely could not forgive someone for?

Ella: I give people three chances, so the first two times I forgive, but number three, regardless of what the situation is, I can’t. That’s like my number count.

Devan: Even if it’s something really petty?

Ella: Yeah.

Devan: What if, like, your friend had a crush on the same boy that you had a crush on, and she dated him?

Ella: It depends on who had the crush first.

Devan: Well, I’ll be careful to never cross you. I don’t want to be on your bad side.

Ella: Three chances.

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Ella finds it hard to forgive people. She thinks that not forgiving someone who has wronged her is a good way to teach that person a lesson. She thinks it is especially hard to forgive someone who wrongs her more than once. She gives people three chances. After that, she won’t forgive them, no matter what they did.

Devan is the opposite. She usually forgives people. To her, it is more difficult to hold a grudge than to forgive someone. So she is pretty tolerant and forgiving.

Do you find it easy or hard to forgive people?

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lost _dream

Turkey

actually the life it’s beautiful with the real friend but everybody from around the wrold mistakes wrong however it’s butter the someone learning about ur mistakes becasue sometimes ur be wrong for something and it’s good when u are be forgiven after that u should leader that one never come back to it

Eucraick_James

Philippines

IT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE MAYBE THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEARING…

Eucraick_James

Philippines

IT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE MAYBE THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEARING…

sconfidence123@gmail.com

India

forgiveness is very much essential to lead peaceful life. when we are accepting the the people by way of forgiveness

johnchen @cc

China

i do not koow what my attitude is towads it.maybe i will forgive somebody easily.but when someone wrongs me again and again,i will not forgive the one .overdoing something should not be fogiven cause that one always forget his faults.obviously,he/she is careless about it.

Sonny Boy

Canada

Actually it really depends on the measure of the sensitivity of each person and that itself depends on his/her characteristics which rises from his/her interactions with the society. Things are not that easy to say… So I better forgive and say “take it easy!” to myself; Life just happens one time for me. I don’t like to say after decades ”I wish I could be more relaxed in my life.”

nelson27

Colombia

it’s not easy to forgive someone , who have made you something really bad, we can say let it go or it doesn’t matter but then the friendship with that person , it will not be the same , so, for this reason before doing something or saying anythind to anyone , we have to think . an avoid getting enemiges or getting people far away from us.

DancEva

Greece

To tell the truth i may be selfish sometimes , but i forgive very easily!!!!!
When you forgive you look like more clever superior ;)

the main thing is to forget and justify the other for his wrong !!

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

Can not be selflish
because its understanding

and its better for life

i have someone who did

very much wrong to me

My relationship with him is ok and good
But not as much as if he didnt

he just loss me

bystander :-)

Hungary

Forgivness is considered a selfish act lately :) I find strange rather the way , how people get to this issue, to have to decide about forgiving or not….

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

Ella u are wrong the person would not be teached

but they would contue

and even if he she realize that he she did wronng to u on the end

and he sorry

ur Behavior that u dont forgive her him

will make him her

maybe dont regert

and dont sorry

M.NOUR

Sudan

in fact it’s depend on what the have done to me not on the number of the mistakes ,,,,and i think if you forgive people will forgive you ,,,

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

All our lives depend on forgivness because no one can be good all the time and we did not do and we are wrong against others, and without it meanly meanly but the most important thing for each one to be a forgiven in our lives, we human beings we are not one corner and found offened or hurt Any one no problem to apologize to him or her and finally I thank you on my door because you give us the ability to express what we feel Thank you and goodbye againe

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

all our life depend on forgivness because no one can to be a good all the time we did and we do mistaken against others it meanly and without meanly but the main thing for to every one it be forgave presence in our life we are human being we are not angle if any one offened or hurts any one no problem of the apologies for him or her finally thank you for ebaby because you give us of the ability to express about what we feel againe thank you good bye

Ryo

Saudi Arabia

forgive others is the best
Because life is more sweet

albertomatematicas

Spain

i don’t forget never. i’m sorry but that’s the way I am

albertomatematicas

Spain

it’s the first time i chat in this web, hello world!

esther06

Taiwan

I think whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power. Let go …

NicoleLitianye

China

What if the person who hurt you is your best friend?I think I can forgive those little things,but not everything~May 21 is my birthday,my friends,if you don’t want me to hate you or need my forgive,send your wishes,haha!