B2 – Upper Intermediate
Who hasn’t been wounded by someone else’s gestures or words? Maybe you were routinely reprimanded by your family at a young age, a teammate hijacked a project, or partner had been unfaithful to you. Perhaps you’ve been through a horrific event, as well as being emotionally and psychologically mistreated by close relatives. And yes, these experiences do leave scars.
While vengeance may feel more satisfying, forgiving someone who has wronged us is undoubtedly a great advantage to us. But can we easuly do so? How do we cultivate forgiving? Is it possible to forgive and forget?
To find out more on how you can ever get over lingering grudges, let’s take a moment to read the full article.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20211214-can-you-ever-get-over-a-lingering-grudge
Discussion Questions:
- Have you experienced holding a grudge against someone for a long time? What was the situation? How did you feel? How did you get over it?
- How do you deal with someone who is constantly rubbing you up the wrong way?
- What are the consequences of holding grudges?
- Is forgiveness a basic requirement for reconciliation? Explain.
- Can you think of some techniques to enhance the ability to forgive?
- “Forcing forgiveness isn’t the answer.” What are your thoughts on this?