
They say if you want to forgive, then accept things that already happened.
In the short story “Sinigang” I’ve read that in this story there’s acceptance. When Liza’s father made mistake he can’t easily give her forgiveness to him. On the other hand, when she saw her father’s affair and they are both asking for her forgiveness, she can’t easily give it to them. The only thing she can do is to accept the things that already happened. Maybe she can’t give her full trust again to them but she can accept it because it’s already done, and she knows she can’t turn back time again.
For me, as a 21st Century Learner it motivates me. The moral lesson I get form the story is acceptance. It gives me an impact that I’ll forever keep in touch. Acceptance is the key to forgiveness. We all know that everything happens for a reason. Unexpected things happen in our lives unexpectedly. They’re already happened so the best thing to do is to accept it. We face different problems and the two options we have is we either learn from it or run from it. Not every problems we might face is we need to run from it, we should learn and accept it. Because it’s better to live in a new and better life than chain yourself in the past. Learn to accept things that already happened because we can’t do anything to turn back time where it’s supposed to happen. Don’t shut people out because you can’t forgive them, try to accept things and it’ll make its own way to bring you in the better version of yourself where you can give your forgiveness and trust again and when that time comes, it will bring you to a new chapter of your life. Remember that there’s always acceptance to forgiveness.

