Forgiveness, Part II
Randy and I continued our conversation as we walked down the
hall.
I said, “If someone forgives you, that’s a gift. If someone
forgives you and you never do it again, that’s growth.”
Randy said, “But if someone forgives you again and again for
something you keep doing, that’s enabling.”
“Yup. And at some point you gotta stop enabling, or you gotta get away from that person.”
Randy smiled. “My grandmother used to say ‘Forgive and
forget? No, forgive one last time and FOR God’s sake GET away.’”
“Wise woman, your grandmother,” I said.
“Well, maybe. My grandfather disappeared under mysterious
circumstances. Maybe she got tired of forgiving him and decided if one them had
to go…”
Today I’ll forgive without enabling.
Fawlty Showers 2
is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you
might know is purely coincidental.
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