> How do we possibly forgive those who contributed to a day like today?

It’s so cute when they try to appear profound and superior

I don't forgive such.
3:38 PM
Thank goodness for my family (and DU.)
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How do we possibly forgive those who contributed to a day like today?
I believe in forgiving - and seeking forgiveness. I don't know how I would function in life if I just bottled it all up rather than seeking out the peace that can come with forgiving a person who hurt me - or in requesting forgiveness from someone I myself hurt. That said, there are limits to what can be forgiven. There are harms that cut so deep that, when you lie awake at night thinking about them, you can't imagine forgiveness being of any use. Maybe it's because these are the harms that feel permanent.
The harm that was done today with passage of one of the most ruthlessly cynical pieces of legislation in American history feels like one of those permanent things...a hurt that will just go on and on for years, if not decades. And, I find myself wondering...How do I forgive those who contributed to what happened today? How, especially when there are so many of them? People within my own family who made extremely poor political decisions over the last year, thereby contributing to this day. Sleepless nights await. Of this I am aware.
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The five stages of Grief

Denial
Anger
Bargaining <-- yuo are here
Depression
Acceptance