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Politics : Actual left/right wing discussion
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To: Lane3 who wrote (907)9/15/2006 10:43:53 AM
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"That was the last sin I committed that seems worthy of reporting to a priest in confession."

Thirty five years ago on a Friday night, a college buddy and I were headed to a bohemian party in another town. He was driving and needed me to put some gas in his car. We pulled over at a small mom and pop convenience gas station in a country town of population a less than a couple hundred. So I got out and put about five dollars in, which filled_er_up in those days. Then I noticed that the store part of the gas station was dark. So, we looked at each other and I jumped back in the car and yelled GOOOO!!!

For about the next twenty-five years I had a dozen or so opportunities to drive down that road. Every time I passed that station, (no longer mom_&_pop store, now a major brand) I had a horrible guilt pang.

So one day I stopped and went in with my five bucks to pay the girl at the counter. I told her the story and she just stared at me like 'where do I put this five dollars'... so I told her, "look, you can take it as a tip or put it as an over pay in the register, I don't care just please take it, it will give me peace of mind" ... she did take it and it did. One of the best five bucks that I ever spent.

Now when I think of that story I feel good about myself, prior to paying the girl I felt icky about it (Self forgivenness). The ability to forgive whether it is to self or other is based on three things. Being able to identify a wrong, a sincere acceptence of responsibility for wrong doing, a commitment to do something to resolve the wrong to the best of your ability.
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