Writer's Block: Take Your Chances

[fajrdrako]

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Yes.

Well, usually. Some crimes preclude second chances.

It isn't a matter of deserving a second chance, really. It's a matter of thinking "do I have the tolerance, the goodwill and the calmness of mind to forgive what this person did? And if I can forgive it, should I?"

The choice is nothing to do with them, everything to do with me.

Comments

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of people do, including at least one person we discussed when I saw you on Friday. People *do* change, and the person you knew then is not the same person as nowadays.

I am also reminded of comments from a certain faith saying "Don't judge someone, or you will be judged the same way." I have looked at myself in a mirror, and have been reminded how unreliable our judgment can be. Do we really measure up to our own standards? I'm not sure I do ... that mirror again, you gotta love it. :-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

People *do* change, and the person you knew then is not the same person as nowadays.

Funny, I thought of him, too!

I am also reminded of comments from a certain faith saying "Don't judge someone, or you will be judged the same way."

I think judging people is fair - people aren't all the same, morally speaking, and we should be aware of that. There are things we shouldn't be tolerant of. The trick is: don't judge people harshly, or through prejudice.

Do we really measure up to our own standards?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I don't think that means we shouldn't have standards. Just that we should apply them carefully.

Which sometimes means forgiving wrongs.

DW Set Pics

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Don't know if I sent you these:

http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/03/doctor-who-planet-of-dead-promotional.html


http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/03/doctor-who-episode-417-set-photos.html

Re: DW Set Pics

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Wonderful pictures - thank you!