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Old Oct 21, 2022, 11:01 AM
Soupe du jour Soupe du jour is offline
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@Fuzzybear, you are NOT a bad person. Also, you make great points in your recent post about moving on from conflict. Though sometimes we can't forgive right away (we need time for various reasons) or possibly ever, in some cases, not moving on ultimately hurts oneself and often others. Or the whole of a group. Clearly there's been a misunderstanding in recent posts. It's been cleared up, I hope sufficiently.

No one here at MSF has ever comitted any major crimes...even if some behavior has been mean in spirit and maybe self-centered. I believe even those in this world who have, are not "evil people" at their core. Some are miguided, some show displaced anger, some are also perhaps very unwell, psychologically.

A quote I like from a wise good man, lawyer Bryan Stevenson, is:

"I’ve come to understand and to believe that each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. I believe that for every person on the planet. I think if somebody tells a lie, they’re not just a liar. I think if somebody takes something that doesn’t belong to them, they’re not just a thief. I think even if you kill someone, you’re not just a killer. And because of that, there’s this basic human dignity that must be respected by law.”

I am onboard with his thinking. That is not to say that those who wrong us should be regarded as a friend or take part in our lives. So, Fuzzybear, you're right that blocking can be a good measure. So can eventual unblocking. In any case, it's also best not to make ourselves perpetual victims of someone elses's wrongs (or perceived ones). Doing that long-term is a form of crime to oneself, and a figurative jailing.
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Last edited by Soupe du jour; Oct 21, 2022 at 12:12 PM.
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