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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Studies have shown that holding on to anger creates stress, which can actually affect your health. So let go of your anger; forgive.
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I’m not perfect. I would want someone to forgive me when I make a mistake because I inevitably will; it doesn’t mean I made that mistake on purpose. We all make mistakes. We all should be forgiven.
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In the novel Les Miserables, when given the chance to execute his nemesis, Valjean instead chooses to free him.
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In the bible when a woman caught in adultery is brought before Jesus, he responds, “Let anyone among you who is without sin, be the first to cast the stone.”
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In the movie Gladiator, after defeating a legendary finder, Maximus refuses to honor the crowd’s wish and the Emperor’s command to kill his foe. Instead, he forgives him.
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My mother’s friend lost her son in a tragic car accident. The teen driver who hit him had been texting. Even though he was at fault, the mother wrote a letter to the teen saying that she was hurt but that she did not hate him; instead she forgave him because she understood it was an accident.
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The actor, Josh Duhamel, was rumored to have cheated on his wife, Fergie. Instead of ending their five year marriage, she chose to go to counseling and work it out with him. For them forgiveness was key as a way to keep their commitment to each other alive.
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When the southern states lost the civil war, Lincoln did not seek revenge against them – he sought re-unity.
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Nelson Mandela was wrongfully imprisoned for over twenty years. After his release, his attitude of forgiveness helped South Africa transition to a true democratic system, in which he eventually became president.
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When my best friend talked behind my back I chose to forgive her not because I thought she deserved it, but for my own peace of mind. Forgiveness is the only way to achieve inner peace.
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In 1981, while giving a speech Pope Francis was shot 4 times. He was taken to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery. After awakening the first thing Pope Francis did was to forgive the person who attempted to assassinate him, claiming that spreading love and understanding was the only way to make the world better.
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