A friend of mine, who seems to be equally opinionated as I am, recently suggested a he said she said type of blog. One where either of us makes a comment from their genders perspective and the other replies from their perspective. Even though the following isn't a gender related topic, we decided to make this our first, "He said, She said".

     The following was a comment posted by my friend on her facebook page:

 "I was reminded today of things from once ago. I was reminded of lost friendships,lost family members,and lost ideas. Everyone makes mistakes,everyone deserves a second chance as long as they are true to their word,and everyone needs to feel forgiven. And everyone needs to learn to forgive at some point.( just my thoughts.)"

       I believe in second chances. I, in fact, am a "second chance" success story.I do believe that everyone is entitled to one, not necessarily deserves one. I don't believe that your "second chance" should infringe on other peoples "first chance" either.As for Forgiveness; forgiveness is good, forgiveness is 'Divine". It can't be expected and once obtained does not make void the consequence of the actions that you are being forgiven for. If you are forgiven that doesn't mean that all has been forgotten. The act of forgiveness does not, and can not ,be expected to come along with forgetfulness. I am aware that " To err is human..", no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. What I am saying is that it is unacceptable to tell someone, "stop living in the past", when they can't forget that which you are being forgiven for.(just my thoughts.)