Forgive and Hope

One of my most important lessons in parenting was in the explanation from a wise person that a young child wakes up every day forgetting what s/he did the day before to tick you off and forgiving you for your wrongs. And the better, probably happier, parent won't punish today the bad of yesterday, but will let it go as well (although celebrating/reminding children of the good they do is always a good idea).

Which leads to hope, the sum of an equation where a dad can't forget how his children erred, but loves them so much that he forgives.

And forgiveness is in the air — a child sits by his father's grave to ask forgiveness; an elderly and retired rabbi has taught his children forgiveness as a response to the holocaust — as Jews and Moslems celebrate the Days of Awe and Ramadan.

** Thing 1, Thing 2, forgive me. **