Neither use nor abuse by men was her interpreter, and neither was history, really — Brooks never sought nor has she been granted forgiveness from anyone, herself least of all.
It's worth spending a good time with the package, which includes looks at the historical meaning of the gesture — from Alexander Hamilton's worries about juries to the trouble Ford had with Nixon and Bill Clinton did with Marc Rich — and looks deeply at those who have been granted forgiveness, and those who have not.
Love is greater, and the moment we chose love, we are granted forgiveness and peace and ultimately bliss.
Until you know for sure that you've been granted forgiveness, you are required to continue paying.
Until you know for sure that you've been granted forgiveness, you must keep making your regular payments.
There is an innate desire for right relationship, for the truth to be spoken, for love to flow, and forgiveness be granted.
There is a parallel here with forgiveness, which may sometimes be granted even when the forgiver has not yet rid himself of resentful feelings toward his malefactor.
After you say thank you for having your water refilled or your order completed, there is sadly a good chance the employee will say, incredibly, "No problem". So, from this response are you now to think that simply allowing service to be delivered is some sort of problem you've created, for which forgiveness should be granted?
A recovering American adulterer can expect to spend "thousands of hours" discussing the affair and begging for forgiveness, which may never be granted.
And let's be honest: If you're not granted forgiveness later, you'd probably never have been given permission in the first place.
This is a little more akin to a medieval ritual in which the offender makes a public avowal of his sins and is thus granted forgiveness, and possibly a plenary indulgence.
