We are bound to make mistakes, and will certainly, at times, ask for forgiveness. Is it ever truly possible to redeem oneself?
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Carlos Rios
1/31/2016 05:57:12 pm
It is very much possible to redeem oneselves. Even after making a huge mistake, one can always get back up and move forward. Again, speaking religiously one can always go to confession and be forgiven for their mistakes. But even without confession, one must be truly regretful of their actions inorder to be redeemed.
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Emily Main
2/2/2016 06:25:24 pm
So, what if someone doesn't regret their mistakes. Are they capable of being forgiven or redeem themselves? It redemption solely based on the idea of feeling regretful for what they have done in order to be given forgiveness?
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Alan Nguyen
2/2/2016 07:17:46 pm
I agree with Carlos Rios. I believe Jesus Christ allows us to be saved even when we sin. By repenting what has been done, we are able to learn from our mistakes and grow stronger as a person. Redemption isn't an easy task, but with effort, you can always move forward with our father watching over us.
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Emily Main
1/31/2016 07:15:17 pm
If there was a magical potion that could conjure up all of our mistakes so we are forgiven for our deeds, I'm sure most of us would drink it. In reality though, there is no erase button because once it's happened there's no turning back to undo to make it undone. Redemption is not something that is going to be that 'magical potion' either. However, redemption is something that can help you realize what you have done so you you able to come to terms with it- and maybe one day forgive yourself.
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Alan Nguyen
1/31/2016 08:04:45 pm
I believe that everyone has a chance to redeem oneself. No matter the mistake, even if it goes as far as murdering someone, they can repent for their mistakes and come to an understanding in order to redeem yourself. Sometime it is difficult to forgive someone who made a mistake, especially ones that are costly. But to a certain extent, everyone deserves a second chance. They will be able to use what they did wrong to correct themselves and become a better person. However, redeeming yourself won't be easy. Particularly to me, I don't thing redeeming yourself should be a quick task of repent. You should prove yourself and over time, your character and sincerity will show.
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Alan Nguyen
1/31/2016 08:06:01 pm
I believe that everyone has a chance to redeem oneself. No matter the mistake, even if it goes as far as murdering someone, they can repent for their mistakes and come to an understanding in order to redeem yourself. Sometime it is difficult to forgive someone who made a mistake, especially ones that are costly. But to a certain extent, everyone deserves a second chance. They will be able to use what they did wrong to correct themselves and become a better person overall. However, redeeming yourself won't be easy. Particularly to me, I don't thing redeeming yourself should be a quick task of repent. You should prove yourself and over time, your character and sincerity will show.
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Micaela Lucero
2/1/2016 03:38:35 pm
I believe in forgiveness. However, there is an extent to which one person can be forgiven. For example, if a person cheats on you once you can forgive them and just hope that they won't do it again. Though if they do it multiple times are you going to keep forgiving them even though know that they are going to keep doing it to you? It is important to give second chances but there should come a point when second chances have ran out if the same "wrong" keeps occurring.
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Antonia Huynh
2/1/2016 05:13:33 pm
Personally, I do not believe that asking only forgiveness will help a person to redeem oneself. Due to the mistakes, we learn from our mistakes hoping that we would not create that same mistake again. By having that certain mistake, it is not possible to remove that memory away from your mindset. However, to redeem oneself, I believe the only way is to prove to yourself by making goals to overcome and overpower that memory of making a specific mistake. If the mistake was just as simple as throwing away the wrong homework, it is only the person them self to prove that same mistake will not repeat itself.
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Hien Ngo
2/1/2016 06:22:06 pm
People have always told me that I learn from experience. I consider a mistake to be an experience. People can learn from their mistakes and they have the time to reflect over the mistake. If they truly feel guilty they would do anything to prevent that event from occurring again.
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Emily Gilday
2/1/2016 06:49:40 pm
I believe that redemption is possible. No it may not come right away because you first need to acknowledge that you were in the wrong and work on a way to make whatever happened right again. To become redeemed I believe that you need to work on yourself and try to make yourself a better person.
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Nayeli Marquez
2/1/2016 07:22:57 pm
To redeem yourself is more of an action than a saying. Like the saying 'actions speak louder than words'. And that can go far to showing what the person would do for forgiveness.
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Samantha Ruckle
2/1/2016 07:26:04 pm
Redeeming oneself to the full extent will never be possible. By nature, human beings make mistakes, and redemption simply means forgiving oneself for making their faults. In order to forgive a person entirely for everything that they do, humans would have to stop making mistakes. Even in Confession, religious people simply ask for forgiveness. Therefore, redemption to the fullest extent isn't possible.
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Daniel (Certified Cool Kid) Phan
2/1/2016 08:03:41 pm
The possibility of redemption is in it's own definition. Redemption means to atone for a fault or be saved. Although I believe that to redeem oneself is completely possible, if genuine, I don't believe that a person can be redeemed from his own fault or mistake. Although this may come out as offensive, I believe that to find redemption of self in others is pitiful and somewhat pathetic (in many cases). If someone truly sought out redemption, they would look for it within themselves rather than asking others to forgive them. I see redemption as forgiving oneself and moving on. Deeds will never be forgotten, but lessons can be learned from these deeds and that is how we redeem ourselves. We learn from our mistakes not caring about others. Of course there are situations where just the opposite are true.
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Kristina Nguyen
2/1/2016 08:24:40 pm
Something that's forgiven does not necessarily mean that it's forgotten. This leads into the fact that nothing of the past can be redeemed, but instead it is used to improve upon social and mental matters. Likewise, it is fair to say that we are able to "redeem" ourselves for past mistakes, but not in a way that will change history's course.
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Alex Wise
2/1/2016 09:11:24 pm
Humans are bound to make mistakes, it's one of the biggest traits that makes us human. As a result of that, people are always asking for forgiveness. Redemption is what everyone is looking for in the end, and it is absolutely possible. Redemption requires putting in the work to attempt to fix the mistake. Sometimes it's as simple as an apology, and it's over, and sometimes you have to take months to prove that you're truly trustworthy. Redemption is fully possible, as long as you're willing to put in the work to get it.
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Aviva Nguyen
2/1/2016 09:43:27 pm
In a sense, we can redeem ourselves but our regrets may follow. A person with a forgiving nature are probably the most "happiest" person but are also naive. Nothing comes without a price. It's in human's nature to repeatedly make mistakes and bury it, only to find digging it back up. People take lightly on their actions and move on with the knowledge of their wrong doings. It just depends if we will listen to our conscience to choose the right path or stray off because of pride.
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Tristan Hernon
2/1/2016 09:58:02 pm
Redemption is only truly defined through the eye's of the one whom you would wish to redeem yourself to. Personally, redemption does seem possible, however it is not a task that should be taken lightly. One must show they truly know what they've done wrong in order to fully redeem themselves, and they must know the consequences behind the choices they have made.
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Ly Ho
2/1/2016 10:24:05 pm
In many instances, we have the chance to redeem ourselves, however. There is a saying, "nobody's perfect." Every individual is bound to make mistakes. It is part of life and it's a way for self improvements. Mistakes are meant to made in order for us to learn from it. Our redemption to fix our mistakes is a part of our learning process and it gives us an idea of how to deal with a certain situation if it were to appear again later in the future. However, if an individual were to make the same mistakes over and over again, it would be difficult for that individual to redeem themselves.
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Jenny Yang
2/1/2016 10:26:01 pm
Mistake is part of nature, nothing is ever one hundred percent perfect nor correct. There are times for each individual to redeem oneself, still a mistake is a mistake and it will be a part of those individual for the rest of their life. As of the result of the number one human nature is always thinking at the negative perspective. But using the excuse of redeemption as a path to forget the those negative thoughts is for pride and a way to move on with life. As for my perspective, redeeming oneself is a technique of running-away from their problems, not soving it.
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Scott Ho
2/2/2016 04:12:32 am
The possibility of redemption is based on social critic rather than individual thought. Therefore, with the absence of individual rational thought, it is solely upon the public to establish your judgement. Whether or not society forgives someone, the guilty faces guilt as long as his crimes are remembered. Society may exist as one person or a family or an entire nation. It is future individual actions that may push someone to come to qualms with one's justification.
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Diana Rodriguez
2/2/2016 04:27:24 am
While all humans are bound to make mistakes by nature, that does not mean that humans are entitled to forgiveness and much less, redemption. Once an action has been made, it cannot be taken back. Ultimately, the only person with the power to forgive is the person who was wronged and rightfully so. People cannot expect forgiveness from others since they have no way of knowing the damage that their mistake did to them. Perhaps what seemed like a harmless comment to the person who said it, may have in fact resurfaced past insecurities of the other person. That being the case, it would be rather pretentious for the person who said the remark to assume that they are entitled to forgiveness. Similarly, while one can take measures to ensure that mistakes are not repeated, whether or not one is 'redeemed' should be left up to the person affected. When one commits a mistake, they forfit the power to judge the situation and, as such, it is only when one repents for the situation and is met with forgiveness that redemption can truly be achieved.
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Aaron Shukert
2/2/2016 05:01:25 am
Redemption is certainly achievable. Mistakes are made, and in order to redeem ourselves, we must live on and learn from the consequences. Furthermore, we must make up for what we have done, especially if it has hurt others.
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Darlene Bahena
2/2/2016 12:27:37 pm
Redemption is possible. If it is earned, it will be given, only after one is forgiven. To be forgiven is only the first step. I believe that the pardoning of actions is simply that. It does not necessarily mean that the offender is held in the same regard as before. True redemption entitles one to break away from the part that has offended and will continue to offend. Redemption is striving to become a better person, letting the toxic parts of oneself die, and in a sense, becoming reborn.
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Suchi Verma
2/2/2016 01:14:32 pm
What a tricky question, indeed. In my book of right and wrong, I do believe that everyone should receive a second chance. However, there is a very big difference in my first chance and my second chance. It's like one of those pictures where you break the plate and once you say sorry to the plate, nothing happens. One does not simply just mend everything with one sorry. It should take real dedication and determination from both sides, the person hurt and the person who has made the mistake. Otherwise, there really is no point in redemption if the other side isn't willing to hear you out and understand why you have made a mistake. There needs to be a open mind between both sides. Is there ever redemption that's completely done? No. Because if you are forgiven or not, you need to learn from those mistakes and understand what needs to be done and how you need to change yourself and make yourself a better person, then you'll receive pure forgiveness.
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Adriana Lucero
2/2/2016 05:55:30 pm
The possibility of redeeming oneself is not an easy action but it is possible. I think if you ask for forgiveness and prove to the person that you are not the same person nor will you do the same mistake again, over time redemption is possible but the mistake may not always be forgotten.
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Mireya Valadez
2/2/2016 05:56:55 pm
I do believe that you are able to redeem yourself. Knowing that everything we do has a consequence whether it be good or bad it receiving that consequence shows how the actions that we took are being redeemed.
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Gabby Schmitz
2/2/2016 11:09:49 pm
For small issues, it is possible to redeem oneself but for bigger issues like murder, one cannot completly redeem themself. You can hear stories of a family forgiving a murderer for killing a loved one but deep down they still have a hatred or grudge towards that person because if they ever pass the murderer on the street, it would stir up harsh feelings. So in the end, sometimes it is impossible to redeem oneself.
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Alicia Aguirre
2/3/2016 02:44:48 pm
If one is capable of forgiving and accepting redemption from others, it is possible to redeem oneself. If however they do not, and are not acceptable of other's mistakes, however others are of theirs, then one may lose the ability to redeem themselves due to opposing views and pride among themselves. Yet there is always the possibility to truly redeeming. It depends on the willingness of an individual to accept and move on.
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Alex Preston
2/4/2016 08:59:59 am
The redemption of an individual is entirely up to the charity of the people being asked for forgiveness. If the ensemble is forgiving then redemption is possible for the individual. Redemption is possible but it is not up to the individual, it is up to the people forgiving the individual. The individual can however refuse to forgive himself, in which case redemption can only be obtained through a moment of clarity or epiphany in which the individual can forgive themselves.
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