To_BreaktheIce's Revelife

It's that time of year where I ask forgiveness....

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:51:03 GMT

...But certain people I cannot find myself to forgive. I cannot forgive my ex-boyfriend childish antics that he does while I work at his dad's firm (he comes there to annoy me). I cannot forgive the hater I had on this site. I cannot forgive simply because I don't know if I can.

This week between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanna, is all about forgiveness, but I am not sure how to forgive. My dilemma is when to forgive and when not to forgive, and when it's the right time to forgive.

This kinda reminds me of my Jewish studies class, where I read "The Sunflower," about a Holocaust survivor, who comes across a dying Nazi, who asks forgiveness, he just remained silent, and confused and asked everyone about whether his actions was okay. Mind you, he also visited the Nazi's mother, and never once told her of all the harm he done.

I understand his confusion, because right now I don't know how to forgive. The example above, according to my religion, is that the guy couldn't forgive, because the dying Nazi is asking just one person from a race (he ask to forgive for what he has done for all the murdering of the Jews).

I guess I am just not sure about whether or not I can forgive certain people. Does this make me a bad person? Or just a Human being?

Post 1-My relationship with Jesus

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:01:35 GMT

I know that Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, however, my schooling taught me that no one can be the son of God, because we were all made to be God's people.

So to me Jesus Christ is just a man, who spread the message of love and peace, however, he is not the son of God to me, but a remarkable man who got people to understand and listen to his ideas, which are similar to Judaism (follow these morals, love each other, and you can have peace). He even got the illiterate to now understand a new religion, and learn about morals. He's a remarkable man, but I don't worship him as a son of God, but as a man. There's a difference.

And shouldn't everyone want to love and have peace?

I hope this post doesn't anger anyone...

Next post: The idea of forgiveness (where Christians and Jewish people split on this idea &why...)

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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:45:40 GMT

I may not be Christian but I can't wait to write some of my experience about my own religion and questions that I have about Christianity!
(My religion is Judaism).

Hi everyone! I'm just getting started on Revelife... Drop me a comment if you've got some ideas on what to do first - or just to say, "Hi!"