keccers
@keccers.eth
I basically have had the complete opposite attitude as Naomi recently. I am so overwhelmed by the evil/sin/corruption around me I am beginning to rethink the concept I’ve always held that you can redress sin with good works in the world. People are so awful and evil to me that it makes it hard for me to grasp God’s forgiveness. It is sheer insanity for most to be granted that mercy given how inherently and deeply evil they are
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Vivacious 🎩💎
@vivacious
I agree, it's hard to forgive the evil that people do. But I think people are more selfish than evil, not so many people would do bad things, just because they want to hurt someone or do something nasty. A lot of people would think (sometimes even subconsciously) about themselves, what would be better for them and what would make them feel better in any given situation. And they would choose that option over something that would benefit someone else and hurt them. This is the way bad things get done most of the time. So I think the best way to approach it is to expect that from people and focus on the good things in your life and in this world in general. That makes it a lot easier to forgive those people, that did something bad.
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keccers
@keccers.eth
The distinction between selfish/self-interest and evil here is interesting and a good push for me. I to-date haven’t been teasing that out and roll it all up into a more generalizable sense of “bad”
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