LIFE: Critics

The hardest critic of man is man himself. Having committed a wrong, we condemn ourselves to a life of depravity thereafter, not thinking ourselves worthy of redemption. Because we are unable to forgive ourselves, we immerse ourselves even further in vice so as to escape from the realization of our guilt.

However, just because we lived in folly in the past does not mean there is no hope for our future. None of us is entirely bad, and by acknowledging where we went wrong, and taking past experiences as guidelines for what not to do in the future, we can rekindle hope in ourselves from these words of the Bible “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” We are all given second chances: to learn from our mistakes; grow out of them as a person, and gather the strength to start anew.

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