I really enjoyed this while nursing quite a nasty flu virus so please do forgive me (no pun intended) if my thoughts are a little uncollected. I think the notion of having the space to forgive is really interesting. I know this was said right at the beginning of the pod but am not sure I heard a contestation along the lines of well actually to forgive requires a strong moral category in the first place. As was argued forgiveness comes not from a trite indiscretion but a serious violation of something or someone. But that itself requires quite a strong moral category of thought. So, I tend to think of this as a paradoxical relationship between having the moral space to forgive but the moral landscape which can correctly identify transgression.
Some of the stories were absolutely incredible. Inspiring and heartbreaking it definitely puts our own troubles into perspective. Forgiveness itself as an act must feel incredibly cathartic but also incredibly difficult to do. It requires character that does not necessarily come with the passage of time I guess. But with the willingness to adopt an open minded view about the role of change and regret. Forgiveness is oftentimes associated with 'moving on' but from your conversation I didn't get that sense at all.
Just a fantastic panel and it made my morning listening to it :)
I really enjoyed this while nursing quite a nasty flu virus so please do forgive me (no pun intended) if my thoughts are a little uncollected. I think the notion of having the space to forgive is really interesting. I know this was said right at the beginning of the pod but am not sure I heard a contestation along the lines of well actually to forgive requires a strong moral category in the first place. As was argued forgiveness comes not from a trite indiscretion but a serious violation of something or someone. But that itself requires quite a strong moral category of thought. So, I tend to think of this as a paradoxical relationship between having the moral space to forgive but the moral landscape which can correctly identify transgression.
Some of the stories were absolutely incredible. Inspiring and heartbreaking it definitely puts our own troubles into perspective. Forgiveness itself as an act must feel incredibly cathartic but also incredibly difficult to do. It requires character that does not necessarily come with the passage of time I guess. But with the willingness to adopt an open minded view about the role of change and regret. Forgiveness is oftentimes associated with 'moving on' but from your conversation I didn't get that sense at all.
Just a fantastic panel and it made my morning listening to it :)