16-04-2018, 10:41 AM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I've found great peace in forgiving my parents and my nieces rapist, I'd be a bitter woman if I allowed them to affect me still. I think the root to happiness is forgiveness really.
16-04-2018, 11:27 AM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
Originally Posted by Barry
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I'm not sure that the concept of forgiveness is actually possible, for to do so would be to admit that the consequences of the action hadn't mattered, and so if that were the case there would be nothing to forgive anyway..... 
I think we all go through a mixture of emotions when somebody we love is killed. There is shock, then grief, followed be a desire for revenge and a feeling of hatred, but over time those emotions subside and you have to find a way to carry on living your life.
If the Lawrences can forgive, I applaud them, because I am sure they relive the horror of their son's death every time they hear about another young person who has been killed.
16-04-2018, 01:15 PM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
Originally Posted by Barry
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I'm not sure that the concept of forgiveness is actually possible, for to do so would be to admit that the consequences of the action hadn't mattered, and so if that were the case there would be nothing to forgive anyway.....
I see many bitter people and that's not what I wanted to become. Most actions have reasons they happened, my parents were addicts and my mums mental health was awful. These days they would remove kids from a home like that but we were saved by my grandparents. It took years to forgive I think I was about 35 I could see my hatred affecting my life more than it did theirs.
You have to make a decision to either let them keep affecting you or find a way to forgive and move forward lighter and happier with your own life.
16-04-2018, 02:00 PM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
I understand that we have to move on with our lives after a terrible event by the actions of others, but I don't believe we can truly forgive someone for inflicting terrible pain on ourselves or our loved ones particularly when the perpetrators show no genuine remorse. The hatred may be put to the back of your mind but in truth it never really goes away.16-04-2018, 02:14 PM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
Originally Posted by Barry
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I understand that we have to move on with our lives after a terrible event by the actions of others, but I don't believe we can truly forgive someone for inflicting terrible pain on ourselves or our loved ones particularly when the perpetrators show no genuine remorse. The hatred may be put to the back of your mind but in truth it never really goes away.
Sadly the Lawrence's have never seen anybody punished for killing their son.
and have just given up hope of justice.
16-04-2018, 02:22 PM
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Re: Mr Lawrence forgives his Sons killers.
Originally Posted by Twink55
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Sadly the Lawrence's have never seen anybody punished for killing their son. and have just given up hope of justice.
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