I was relaxing in the hot tub at the gym the other day, and I overheard a story about an act of forgiveness. Someone's cleaning lady had "borrowed" a favorite blouse, and allowed her daughter to wear it on a date. The blouse was returned back to the owner's closet. The boss lady called the cleaning lady on it, who admitted she had indeed done the deed.
Rather than sulk away, she asked the boss lady for forgiveness. She even gave a lump sum in cash in an effort to forge a way towards forgiveness, which the boss lady did. After the story was recounted, the boss lady reported that the general consensus from her friends was that she should not have allowed the cleaning lady to continue with her employment, but the boss lady was adamant. She believed the cleaning lady had earned forgiveness by owning her mistake and making amends.
Would forgiveness come as easily for you?
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