Forgiveness

Eric Smallridge went to prison for killing both Megan and Lisa. He was a drunk at the time he killed them and was sentenced for 22 years. Renee Megan's mother had said that he had punishment enough and he was truly sorry for what he did and gave him a shorter sentence to 11 years. She said forgiveness heals and its the only way to heal. She said she didn't want to be old and bitter so she forgave him for killing his daughter.

Student Success Statement

" When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive."

Alan Paton

Reflection:

What I think this statement by Alan Paton is about is once someone hurts you so deep you can't recover until you forgive them for it. Also, there's no way you can move forward if your still stuck in the past. If you keep reminding yourself about it then it will just continue to hurt as bad as it did the first time. So you must be able to forgive to be capable to make peace with that person. Then it's on you whether you wan't them in your life or not.