Forgiveness - a definition
I heard on the radio today, a snatch of an interview, with a couple whose daughter had been murdered. They could of course never condone the actions of the person who killed their daughter, but it sounded like they had learned a way to live with it.
They spoke about the concept of forgiveness and offered this definition:
Forgiveness is the act of letting go of someone and letting them get on with their life
The words stayed with me as I got out of the car to do my various tasks, buy bread, something for dinner, go about my day.
I couldn't imagine what they gone through or how they had managed to distill that concept down into something so simple and profound.
I carried it with me throughout the day.
I like the shape that it made and the possibilities it created.
Letter to a friend
Can you teach me how to be equanimous?
On Sunday?
Over morning tea?
That would be lovely.
Thanks,
E x
From Tim Burton
Words this week come from the Tim Burton exhibition, currently showing at ACMI. What I loved most about the exhibition were the sketches, ideas and hand written notes of Mr Burton's and this quote in particular stood out to me. It is a hand written comment about the film Beetlejuice:
This has to be a human story ... rather than a big picture.
Simple words.
Philosophy for great story telling.
Titles of works that don't yet exist
I want to hurt you but I know it would be wrong
- Diary of a babysitter
She cleaned with the ferocity of a child of separated parents
- A study in OCD
A woman walks into the space
- A play
I don't want you to lie to me, I just want the truth to be different
- An existential self-help guide for the deluded
The Answer
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