"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive."
How right C.S. Lewis is - man he seems to nail it every time. I always thought I was a forgiving person; and I thought that I was good a giving others the benefit of the doubt etc. Being raised Christian and being raised in the LDS church, I had been taught about forgiveness and repentance throughout my childhood and into adulthood.
It was a concept I was familiar with doctrinally, but never acquainted with personally - until my accident that is. And even then, early on, forgiveness came naturally. During my 18 week hospitalization, my whole demeanor was loving, forgiving and submissive. But that wasn't reality, that was just the beginning. I had no real idea of how this injury would affect me for the rest of my life, and the struggles and emotions I'd be facing in the months and years down the road.
It was a concept I was familiar with doctrinally, but never acquainted with personally - until my accident that is. And even then, early on, forgiveness came naturally. During my 18 week hospitalization, my whole demeanor was loving, forgiving and submissive. But that wasn't reality, that was just the beginning. I had no real idea of how this injury would affect me for the rest of my life, and the struggles and emotions I'd be facing in the months and years down the road.