Friday, February 04, 2005
Don’t forget to forgive
The study of forgiveness, once the preserve of theologians, has become the hottest field of research among clinical psychologists in America, where more than 1,000 studies on the subject have been published in the past five years. Much of the research focuses on the health benefits, both psychological and physical, of forgiveness. Human nature seems inclined rather more towards vengeance and rage; certainly they have always provided us with more entertainment, but, according to the American psychologist Ed Hallowell, learning to forgive could be as important for our health as fastening our seat belts or giving up smoking.
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