I've just seen this nice quote from "Maverick Philosopher" Bill Vallicella, on parents:
Honor them for what was honorable in them. As for the rest, forgive and forget, or at least forgive. Honor the honorable; forgive the rest.
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Greetings,
Things do have the potential though to be a bit more complicated when they are living, however...
Metta,
Paul.
Nice. I notice that's written in past tense, which assumes deceased parents, and for deceased parents that's a very healthy attitude to adopt.
Things do have the potential though to be a bit more complicated when they are living, however...
Metta,
Paul.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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Not necessarily. Plenty of people are still ruled by their parents as if they were alive, even though the parents have been dead for decades.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:23 pmThings do have the potential though to be a bit more complicated when they are living, however...
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That's a strange combination.
If one is sure that someone did something wrong, one feels righteous indignation or contempt, but not anger or resentment.
One feels anger or resentment when one isn't sure whether something is wrong or not.
Forgiving has to do with being sure that something was wrong (that's why it feels good to forgive). When this surety is lacking, forgiveness is impossible.
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It was a dictionary definition that I Googled. Thanks, but I'm not really interested in arguing about use of language.binocular wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:19 pmThat's a strange combination.
If one is sure that someone did something wrong, one feels righteous indignation or contempt, but not anger or resentment.
One feels anger or resentment when one isn't sure whether something is wrong or not.
Forgiving has to do with being sure that something was wrong (that's why it feels good to forgive). When this surety is lacking, forgiveness is impossible.
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for a mother, it's easy, she held you in her womb long enough for you to be born and did not have an abortion
so, even if she is the worst mother, she did not kill you
father is harder, my father i don't remember teaching me many values.. 'it is what it is' is one quote i remember from him. other than that and a gift here or there, was he much more than a sperm donor? but i suppose if you value this life then a fertilized egg is enough to be grateful for
so, even if she is the worst mother, she did not kill you
father is harder, my father i don't remember teaching me many values.. 'it is what it is' is one quote i remember from him. other than that and a gift here or there, was he much more than a sperm donor? but i suppose if you value this life then a fertilized egg is enough to be grateful for
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What does it mean to "forgive". To forgive means you had bear grudge against someone and you forgive them for their wrong doing or perceived wrong doing.
That's why if someone said to you, "please forgive me" if you did not bear grudge against him or her you would be kind of surprised and you would probably say, "Forgive you for what?"
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Forgiveness is to recognize self-improvement in others. To ask for forgiveness is to be shameful, and to be shameful is to recognize your own self-improvement.
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I asked the OP about what is meant by "forgiveness" because especially in the context of parents and children, the situation is specific.polo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:05 pmWhat does it mean to "forgive". To forgive means you had bear grudge against someone and you forgive them for their wrong doing or perceived wrong doing.
That's why if someone said to you, "please forgive me" if you did not bear grudge against him or her you would be kind of surprised and you would probably say, "Forgive you for what?"
Namely, children don't automatically feel wronged by their parents, even if the parents have done to them things that are punishable by law. Children will sometimes feel responsible for what their parents do to them, regardless of what it is; or the children feel they deserve it; or believe that "this is simply how life is". In neither of these cases, the child feels that the parent has done something wrong (even if by law, it may be wrong). So for the child, there is nothing to forgive. Nevertheless, the child may be filled with anger and resentment. Telling such a child, or the adult he has become, that he needs to "forgive his parents" is not something meaningful to such a person.
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Oh pardon me, did i missed the question. I often wonder when my foolishness will pack up and go like what my memory is doing now bit by bit.binocular wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:54 amI asked the OP about what is meant by "forgiveness" because especially in the context of parents and children, the situation is specific.polo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:05 pmWhat does it mean to "forgive". To forgive means you had bear grudge against someone and you forgive them for their wrong doing or perceived wrong doing.
That's why if someone said to you, "please forgive me" if you did not bear grudge against him or her you would be kind of surprised and you would probably say, "Forgive you for what?"
Namely, children don't automatically feel wronged by their parents, even if the parents have done to them things that are punishable by law. Children will sometimes feel responsible for what their parents do to them, regardless of what it is; or the children feel they deserve it; or believe that "this is simply how life is". In neither of these cases, the child feels that the parent has done something wrong (even if by law, it may be wrong). So for the child, there is nothing to forgive. Nevertheless, the child may be filled with anger and resentment. Telling such a child, or the adult he has become, that he needs to "forgive his parents" is not something meaningful to such a person.