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People Should Not Hold Grudges
It is hard, but people should practice forgiving and forgetting. If we did this more often, the world would be a better place. It does no good to hold a grudge against someone for something they did to you. Just forgive them and move on.
 Professor  24 Apr 2008 02:00
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Easier said than done, as most practical-application theories are..... Reality, versus ideals.
 
 Scorpion  25 Jul 2008 02:21
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I agree... I don't think people should hold grudges and if someone is in the wrong then eventually you should just forgive them but also it does depend on what they did...some people u just cant forgive and things are just better left alone... If sum1 killed a member of your family.. Or your friend.. You wouldn't just be like.. Oh ill just forgive and forget.. You'd still hold so much hate for that person ... If you have a good reason to hold a grudge then that's fine... If its over something petty and its just down 2 you being stubborn and wnt forgive the person.. Then that's when you need to learn to forgive and forget... Bu i believe... No1 actually really does forget.... You just learn to let it go.
 
 Louisee--x  06 Jul 2008 16:41
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I don't know if I can forgive you for saying that.
 
 finsch  18 Jun 2008 22:23
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 LOL finsch. lol ;-)
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I can never seem to hold a grudge. Its like the hate just seems to melt away. Makes me happier though.
 
 Carl  03 May 2008 11:49
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I agree completely. I find it requires so much effort to be continuously angry at a person and am much more likely to let it go. *"Forgiveness is liberating for both parties."*
 
 Jakers  01 May 2008 00:02
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Holding a grudge just makes you miserable. It gives you a negative aura daily and makes you upset. Forgiving and forgetting is the best way to live. There is no one on this world that is perfect. Although it may seem that people are trying to hurt you purposefully (which they may be), most times they are not. If they are, you must look at it as their problem, not yours and move past it. Forgiving takes a lot, but it feels great to be the better person.
 
 curious  24 Apr 2008 03:18
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Let see... It all depends on your raising... If you where raise a Christians, where you are to be respectful and trust God, then it's best not to hold grudges on anyone that offended you, just to glorify the Lord. Yet, if you where raise as a atheists, then you might hold grudge against anyone who offended you. Personally, I was raise on Confucius with Christian influence, I would I'm not sure... To this day, I'm still held righteous grudge on neo-coms and those folks who are afraid of dogs.
 
 P20088  25 Jul 2008 01:54
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I hold a grudge against one person in my life. It doesn't infringe on my day to day life. Just everyso often I think about him and want to kick the hell out him. If I ever see him again I will. I can keep that grudge locked away in its own little place and carry on being the happy, peaceful, soul I am. I have no reason to forgive, it wouldn't help one jot.

I have a friend who always forgives people who have no right for forgiveness and he simmers over all the time. I think because he is angry about being walked over all the time.
 
 StBalders  18 Jun 2008 22:32
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People should hold grudges as it makes them able to tell which people have wronged them and which people have not. It is an innate thing in your mind and so is good. Forgiveness is a way of fooling yourself into believing that you are good and moral.
 
 nath0610  16 May 2008 19:40
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I donno, I kinda hold a grudge against neo-nazis. And Ted Klaudt...

I believe that sometimes it is deserved. When a person is truly, honestly, wrong, there is no reason to forgive. Research Ted Klaudt, if that doesn't make your blood boil, nothing will.
 
 username  24 Apr 2008 03:45
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