not to be mistaken for piety

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Without mistakes there is no forgiving, and without forgiving there is no love.In a perfect world no one would make mistakes, and no one would have to forgive. But making mistakes and learning from them, and finding the strength to forgive the mistakes of others because they are, after all, only human, is what makes life worth living. I think being

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[mo0neh]

Wise words. =D

[x_amm0_x]

I personally think sex and drugs make life worth living, lol :P

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They definitely make it interesting, lol ;)

[dailyfake]

I think one can love without forgiving as such. If someone had not the capacity to forgive, would that mean s/he had not the capacity to love? But what about forgiving the human condition? Or is that what the author is getting at? If that were the case, I guess that would mean love is the ultimate forgiveness, but I think maybe it would go deeper still. To forgive the human condition is to take offence to nothing, not even being sold out for thirty pieces of silver... moreover, it is not an act but a dynamic process: forgiving. One is constantly forgiving every moment, this is becoming every moment, this is living authentically.
Wow. I may have digressed a bit; No more Kierkegaard for me...

[0bscured]

so you've finally joined the dark side.... mwuahahahaha, lol...

yeah, i've thought similar things as well with respect to this quote. i don't agree that to forgive the human condition is to take offence to nothing.... one can take offense at things but then be able to look past the offense. after all, if one was swayed by nothing, that would impede the learning process, wouldn't it? Forgiving is definitely dynamic though... it is true that we are constantly forgiving, be it miniscule or complex occurrences...

i'll cya tomorrow. =)

[dailyfake]

Well put. I think you're referring to an important distinction that I overlooked in my comment; Developing your own capacity for selflesness is not apathy.