I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea (and reality) of forgiveness—forgiving ourselves for the harm we have done; hoping that others might find forgiveness for the harm we have done. I think forgiveness is confused with absolution or “wiping the slate clean.” It is not. It is, as you have so powerfully written.
I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea (and reality) of forgiveness—forgiving ourselves for the harm we have done; hoping that others might find forgiveness for the harm we have done. I think forgiveness is confused with absolution or “wiping the slate clean.” It is not. It is, as you have so powerfully written.
Thank you, Lauren. And because we celebrate Rosh Hashanah this week, I hope to publish an essay this Wednesday about its close cousin, Atonement.