What Did He Do to Deserve This?

 

October 30, 2023

 

There’s a guy who was horrible to his kids the whole time they were growing up. The unhappier he made them, the happier he was.

 

Now he’s old, and needs a lot of help. They would have been perfectly justified in turning their backs on him, but they spend a lot of time and energy making sure he’s cared for and has a social life.

And they don’t do it because they have to. They’re not intimidated by him anymore; he’s not holding some big inheritance over their heads. They do it simply because they’re good people. And I find it amazing.

 

These are some of the things I think about:

 

• It’s a shame he’ll never know how lucky he is. 
• This is what forgiveness looks like.
  
• And I hope it empowers them, and gives back something that he took from them; because they’re making the choice to be good to him—and that’s power.
  

 

I admire them more than I can say.