Re: Current Events

I don't think it's about being a bigger person, for me it's about
desperation to live a good life in spite of. I'm sure my faith has a lot to
do with it. And my past as an alcoholic /drug addict tells me that hate is
dangerous. It's Ok if I go there - or bitterness, or anger, or self-pity -
but I just can't stay there very long.

With hope and heart,
Kathleen
--
"It is not how much we do,
but how much love we put in the doing.
It is not how much we give,
but how much love we put in the giving."
~ Mother Teresa


> > Hey, I just realized I'd best stay out of this thread. I shouldn't
argue...
> > I'm glad you all haven't had to kill or torture anyone. I didn't have
that
> > happen to my 3yo either - I or my family members may have reacted
> > differently as well.
> >
> > I also found that *for me* it was not good to read the news during the
first
> > 2-3 months of my quit. I had enough things to be angry about! For some
> > people it is the best outlet in the world.
> > Peace,
> > Kathleen
> >
>
> Hey, don't back out now - I thought your initial response was excellent!
>
> You are a bigger person than me; I'm as sure as I could be that I would
> react that way. At school, I was bullied mercilessly until I had a
> couple of emotional episodes; I am as timid as they come - but when I
> heard an intruder out in the yard one night a few years back, I went
> after him with all the force I could muster (including a rifle) because
> I had three young kids in the house.
>
> I guess you and I will differ on this. For irrefutable proof of rape or
> murder, the death penalty is a just punishment; the perpetrator gives up
> their right to live.
>
> But, I'm still in awe of people who can get past these things. My uncle
> was killed by a drunk driver on Christmas Eve about ten years ago. My
> aunt bears no ill feeling toward the driver, even though he was already
> banned, had stolen the car, and was pretty much let off by the court. I
> have no idea how she did that. Like I say - you and she are bigger
> people than me.
>
> --
> Succorso
> vof


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