So this thing he said really knocked me out: T: "But I do have a vision for you: that you'll be able to become more at peace with your emotions and with yourself."
I think the word "forgiveness" has some stereotyped cultural baggage attached to it, probably steeped in religious tropes. Like the idea that it means you go up to someone an announce "I forgive you" when I think T is talking about an internal process that may have forgiveness as a piece of it, or not. Not necessarily forgiveness of her, but even if it seems like this is something to explore, it doesn't involve the other person at all, if you want it to. I think it's just a big umbrella under which peace might be found, but it's not the only umbrella around. But working towards peace seems like the right way to go about it, no matter what that includes.
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