It's the fact that we don't really know what it is so we misuse it, perpetuating the problem.
Laquan McDonald's Great Uncle is in the news, misusing forgiveness and so perpetuating the suffering of many more. It is not our job to forgive anyone, but to forgive our own perceptions. Forgiveness is part of a self healing process that has nothing to do with anybody else.
To use forgiveness in a way that makes others believe YOU even hold the power to forgive another simply ensures no one is healed. When we misuse forgiveness in this way, we are not only doing ourselves a disservice, we cut the legs out from under everyone involved, the community AND white people.
But I forgive my thoughts that cause me to get angry at him for doing this. He is right, Rahm Emanuel is a victim of the system, BUT SO WAS HIS NEPHEW!
He says he wants justice but it is not just to perpetuate the very system that isn't giving you justice by rewarding individuals who perpetuate the system. His words grouped with his actions, don't make logical sense. He's saying one thing but doing the EXACT OPPOSITE!
I forgive my perception of him because I know he is intoxicated by his own ego. He does not know how deeply he is undermining himself. He is so in love with the IDENTITY of being the "holy man", the "bigger man" in front of everyone that he is stabbing himself and everybody else in the back!
(Queed)
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