Wednesday, November 5, 2008

to err is human to forgive is divine

i don't know what that means. it rests very much on your definition of the words human and divine, i suppose.

i have personally always felt that forgiveness is an entirely human construct. there is no concept of forgiveness in nature. if you ingest potassium cyanide by mistake it will not take pity, dismiss your error and let the mitochondria in your cells function just because you did not mean to do it. it was a mistake after all.

look around, from the atomic to the astronomical scales, this idea of benevolence, charity, and mercy exists only in the human mind.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

also on your definition of forgiveness -
is it accepting the unacceptable ?

remaining at peace whether or not you get what you want?

being angry when you have been hurt- but not showing your anger and projecting that you are superior (divine ? )
~gina, s.f.

Ruchika said...

How about "Soliloquy" for a title for the blog or something along those lines?

transient said...

@gina: hmm... accepting the unacceptable. wow see in theory that seems to be entirely wrong. i need to think about this, will reply after due consideration.

@ruchika: hmm... again, must think about this. slow processer. kya karen bhai, time lagta hai :)