We have had an interesting discussion going on the ColoWiccan list about forgiveness. Is it a purely Christian concept? Or is it more encompassing than that?
One person posted a saying she had received in email the same day this discussion began on CW. Her saying dealt with the idea that forgiveness is not saying that the person did nothing wrong. It is saying that that person no longer has the power to emotionally hurt you.
That spoke to me on a fundamental level. I told the person I felt she was a conduit at that point.
Forgiveness. Can I forgive someone who was my friend and who betrayed me? Can I forgive someone who was new to my life and who has hurt people I love? Can I forgive someone who I loved as a sister?
I don’t know. It is a tempting thought… to no longer allow them to hurt me. Only one of them truly hurts anymore. The other two are swiftly proving themselves to be not worthy of any energy. But this other… that one is worth much to me.
I wonder if I can forgive them. I wonder if I can forgive myself for the pain I caused two people dear to me. That may be the harder thing to do.