I have a tendency to forgive easily and I don't hold grudges. I've been reconsidering my stance since this character defect allows people I care about to hurt me again and again (and again, for good measure).
I always maintain that I won't ever forgive anyone if a transgression is deemed to be serious enough to justify it. I can be nice to you, I can work in a professional capacity with you, but no, we won't be "friends" ever again. I've only been able to do that cuz I approach it like my relationships - I distance myself.
It can be hard to distance oneself when the other party goes out of the way to patch things up. This is a bad thing cuz at the slightest enticement; I'll just fall back and go back to trusting that person again...just like nothing ever happened.
That's my Achilles' heel and over the years I've learned that in order to learn from mistakes, I should never let someone who's embezzled my trust to ever get close again.
It might sound harsh, but it's just self-preservation. I know myself. I'm the type of person to just brush off apologies and easily slip back to being friends again, and a lot of people have abused this personality flaw that I have.
This is a reminder to myself - To err is human, to forgive divine; neither of which is Marine Corps Policy
Cassie's topless photos leaked!!!!! I'LL DRINK TO THAT! ^_^
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2009/05/cassies-naked-pics
be like me... be nice to everyone... once they compromise ur kindness then they're out of the circle.... when time comes, because it will, they will get what's coming to them whenever it is open.
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