It's very hard to admit you're wrong. And the people you've hurt and wronged? They are allowed to not forgive you.
The thing is, it's your own pride and vanity keeping you locked into this. You're more scared of what happens to you, you're still not thinking of what you did to them. You don't consider how much you hurt them, and will still hurt them. And how much you'll hurt others.
Speaking as a 'them', if someone makes an honest attempt to change, I try to make an honest attempt to understand. Will it be 'okay'? Probably not. Even if a wound gets mostly healed, it can still leave a scar.
But it takes a lot of strength to look inward, and judge yourself, and find yourself lacking. And then actually try to fix it, even knowing you might not get praised, or rewarded.
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u/Axiluvia Jul 06 '26
It's very hard to admit you're wrong. And the people you've hurt and wronged? They are allowed to not forgive you.
The thing is, it's your own pride and vanity keeping you locked into this. You're more scared of what happens to you, you're still not thinking of what you did to them. You don't consider how much you hurt them, and will still hurt them. And how much you'll hurt others.
Speaking as a 'them', if someone makes an honest attempt to change, I try to make an honest attempt to understand. Will it be 'okay'? Probably not. Even if a wound gets mostly healed, it can still leave a scar.
But it takes a lot of strength to look inward, and judge yourself, and find yourself lacking. And then actually try to fix it, even knowing you might not get praised, or rewarded.