Of course he did something wrong...That's why it's called forgiveness

I feel fairly confident that the title of this blog says it all, but just in case I want to talk some more...I will.

It is somewhat interesting how much we want others to hurt.
"Why did you hit your brother?"
"Because he said I was a poop face."
"Did you forgive him?"
"Yes, and then I hit him."
"Why did you hit him after your forgave him?"
"Because I still felt like he needed punishment."
"Why?"
"Because he did something wrong."
"Of course he did something wrong...That's why it's called forgiveness."

This completely fictional interaction would really never take place, at least not between myself and my children. For one thing, they aren't that introspective. For another, I'm not that patient. And I know, I'm talking about three or four sentences. You might be saying to yourself, "That's not really a lot of patience."

Well, now you know.

Cheers!