Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Forgiving - Its Meaning is in its Syllables
Forgiving. It’s a very simple word, with a very simple meaning. To forgive is “cease to feel resentment”, according to Merriam Webster. Resentment means a feeling of anger or ill-will toward another. So forgiving means to stop feeling anger or ill-will toward another. My definition of forgiving is just a bit different. The word itself gives us its meaning. Breaking it down into its syllables, we have “for” and “giving”. The word “for” is a function word that indicates “purpose”. The word...
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