I don't understand everything that has been said, or has been felt, or pretty much any of what is going on here. But what I do know is that you, once upon a time, were amazingly close with every person you mentioned in this post. I understand frustration and disappointment, but I do hope that you will re-think much of what you wrote here Natalia. You know I love you and want nothing but the best for you, which is the very reason I am writing this.
I'm not going to tell you that you are wrong or misguided for writing what you have written or for feeling what you feel. But I do hope, for your sake, that you view things regarding this situation in a slightly different manner. I would exhort you to still keep a place in your heart for "the arkansas gang" in case they ever do want to amend things, and do so truthfully.
For any one that reads this, I am not attempting to take sides, for I do not know either "argument" well enough to have an opinion. I just hope that you, Natalia, don't close any doors that should stay at least cracked open. People can change, I know this from experience, and when they do they are still entitled to a "fair trial" per se. A changed person is entitled to just as much friendship as someone who never needed to change. Even if that friendship is sought out from people that were ostracized and distanced in the past.
We are all children of the same Heavenly Father, and therefore are all equally entitled to unconditional love and forgiveness. Including yourself. Never forget that. :)
I don't understand everything that has been said, or has been felt, or pretty much any of what is going on here. But what I do know is that you, once upon a time, were amazingly close with every person you mentioned in this post. I understand frustration and disappointment, but I do hope that you will re-think much of what you wrote here Natalia. You know I love you and want nothing but the best for you, which is the very reason I am writing this.
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to tell you that you are wrong or misguided for writing what you have written or for feeling what you feel. But I do hope, for your sake, that you view things regarding this situation in a slightly different manner. I would exhort you to still keep a place in your heart for "the arkansas gang" in case they ever do want to amend things, and do so truthfully.
For any one that reads this, I am not attempting to take sides, for I do not know either "argument" well enough to have an opinion. I just hope that you, Natalia, don't close any doors that should stay at least cracked open. People can change, I know this from experience, and when they do they are still entitled to a "fair trial" per se. A changed person is entitled to just as much friendship as someone who never needed to change. Even if that friendship is sought out from people that were ostracized and distanced in the past.
We are all children of the same Heavenly Father, and therefore are all equally entitled to unconditional love and forgiveness. Including yourself. Never forget that. :)