When we are betrayed, it is almost impossible to feel any kind of empathy for that person. Even if we really sit down and think about why a person betrays another, I relate it to a deep pain the betrayer feels, but sometimes the betrayer doesn’t admit it or even know it.
When we are betrayed, it is almost impossible to feel any kind of empathy for that person. Even if we really sit down and think about why a person betrays another, I relate it to a deep pain the betrayer feels, but sometimes the betrayer doesn’t admit it or even know it. I want the betrayer to know and be accountable for his/her own pain because knowing is half the battle to at least an apology or refraining from making the same mistakes.
After comforting a friend today after severe heartbreak, this is what I am thinking. Finding empathy is pretty tough. I have been working on it so it is easy for me, but I don’t believe that finding empathy is so easy for all offenses. That is maybe a part of the forgiveness that you may need to revisit later.
I do know that it’s helpful to repeat…
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