Tip-Off #77 - Reclaiming the Future
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” - Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies
For the eminent political thinker Hannah Arendt, forgiveness is the power to begin anew—the capacity for new beginnings inherent in humans. Forgiveness is as essential to politics as it is to personal relationships. It allows individuals and societies to break the cycle of retribution and violence that often follows …
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