It’s a vicious cycle of abuse seen throughout history: ‘yesterday’s abused become tomorrow’s abusers’ … and the delusion of the abusers is that if they can exterminate the abused, the cycle will be broken … like I said, delusional.
The only time I have seen, with my own eyes, where the vicious cycle is replaced by a more virtuous cycle is when individuals or small groups choose to break the pattern through genuine, heartfelt forgiveness: of the other and themselves - I am thinking some Australian Aboriginal Elders I know, and also people like Gabor Mate … but it’s a big ask: I just hope I would have the grace and courage if it were me …
It’s a vicious cycle of abuse seen throughout history: ‘yesterday’s abused become tomorrow’s abusers’ … and the delusion of the abusers is that if they can exterminate the abused, the cycle will be broken … like I said, delusional.
The only time I have seen, with my own eyes, where the vicious cycle is replaced by a more virtuous cycle is when individuals or small groups choose to break the pattern through genuine, heartfelt forgiveness: of the other and themselves - I am thinking some Australian Aboriginal Elders I know, and also people like Gabor Mate … but it’s a big ask: I just hope I would have the grace and courage if it were me …