Sunday, August 07, 2011

Hmm ...

... We can't forgive, we can only pretend to - Philosophy and Life.

Take the parable of the prodigal son. You may half remember it as the paradigmatic tale of forgiveness, the father forgiving the son in spite of his profligacy. But read it again. Forgiveness is not once mentioned. The son does not ask for it. The father does not offer it. Rather, when the son returns, the father spontaneously throws a party.

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