Comments on: Forgiving one’s enemies

By: A.V.C.

A.V.C. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:46:14 +0000

Sometimes, I think that one needs a little distance to be able to forgive.

It is much easier to forgive when one has seen at least some of the various consequences from that particular act, not just the bad ones.

There are always both positive and negative consequences from every act, if we are willing to see them.

By: Marcos

Marcos — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:43:10 +0000

Should the forgiveness be out loud and to the person who wronged you? What if they feel no remorse for what they did?

I’d like to forgive someone, but they showed no remorse for the hurtful acts they did, and it was simpler to shut them out of my life rather than keep them in my life and risk hurt again because they had no remorse. But each day I miss that person more and more, and pray often that one day he’d come in and say I’m sorry. I’d welcome him with open arms. But if there was no remorse, I don’t know if I could forgive him.

Any advice?

By: Paul from Austria

Paul from Austria — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:36:39 +0000

One must consciously forgive, it’s not enough just to put something out of your mind and pretend it’s or they are not there. Forgiveness is perhaps the most important conscious act we are capable of. It frees both us, and those who are to be forgiven. We should consciously use this capability, and for sure, if we all did, the world would be a much nicer place to live in.
Love to all, Paul

By: Reez

Reez — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:21:16 +0000

Forgiving others is also forgiving yourself. And forgiving the world. And in that way you’re also forgiven. Which creates a balance of one’s life.

Cheers! :)

By: MariaRuiz Molpeceres

MariaRuiz Molpeceres — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:55:05 +0000

Le escribo porque he leído su columna en la revista el Semanal que hacia referencia a cuentos sobre animales, sobre animales va mi pregunta.

Hace 15 días falleció mi gato Mofli, un gato de 16 años (96 en humano), me gustaria saber que piensa sobre la muerte de un animal.

Nosotros le echamos mucho de menos y la pasamos mal po su ausencia.

Maria Ruiz Molpeceres (Cantabria) Castro Urdiales

By: Godfrey

Godfrey — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:05:53 +0000

Is it better to forgive or forget?

By: aditya

aditya — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:00:46 +0000

Hi ! Friends !! Paulo !

forgiving is soul cleansing, even when we are not in a position to retaliate !! hmmm..

today I saw something very interesting, there was a photograph of a woman suicide bomber in HT, with a caption “face of terror”. The body from stomach up ( rest was blown away) was lying in sitting position, against some wall, face serene & intact, face of a woman probably in late 30s or early 40s, in the explosion her cloths too were ripped aprt, some kind soul has put a inadequate piece of cloth to cover her chest. eyes shut !! I was immesnely saddened to see !! in the accompanying news report, it said the woman had blown herself up near some security garrison, and “fortunately there were no casulaties”
have we become so insensitive not to see that there was at least one casulty, the woman herself ! do we not treat these ‘terrorists’ as humans ! however astray they may have gone ! whatever may be the complusion of this particular lady, I shed a tear.

By: archana raghuram

archana raghuram — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:00:41 +0000

Hello Paulo,
I loved the Alchemist. A few weeks back I had written a review of the book in my blog. I received the following comment from a person named Valentina

Dear Archana, Paulo Coelho got wind of your blog and wants to post this article on his blog.
Paulo Coelho’s blog
In case you have any restrictions, do not hesitate to write me on my email : valentinawol@gmail.com
Have a wonderful day!

I have been looking forward to seeing my post here, ever since.