Thursday, November 13, 2008
Is Guilt Good or Bad?
If you follow trials in our courtrooms on a regular basis, you know that after the judge has passed sentence he will read one of two statements. If the criminal is given a sentence lighter than the crime seems to warrant, the statement frequently include the fact that the perpetrator of the crime was genuinely remorseful and had a deep sense of guilt for the wrong done, so the judge believe he or she would not be a threat to society.

On the other hand, if the sentence is the maximum for the crime, the judge, the arresting officers, and others will say the accused had absolutely no remorse, felt no guilt, and “we believe he or she will repeat this crime.”

The dictionary says that guilt is the “fact of being responsible for an offense or wrongdoing; the disposition to break the law.” It is “guilty behavior and remorseful awareness of having done something wrong.”

Were it not for the feeling of guilt, anarchy would exist. Merited guilt serves some useful functions in our society. Unmerited guilt, which is imposed upon by us by someone else for an imagined wrong, can be destructive and debilitating. Merited guilt is closely akin to empathy, which enables us to, in a real sense, feel they way the victim feels. As a result, we are more likely to deal more sensitively with that person in the future. If we, as wrongdoers, have no sense of remorse, chances are excellent that we will repeat the action and further damage the individual and destroy any possibility of a reconciliation or a permanent relationship.

The next time you feel guilty about something, analyze it and if it is merited guilt, get excited – because that means you are on the way to being a better person. If it is unmerited guilt, simply reject it and go on with your life.

kAkA.hUnTeR
A moment of choice is a moment of truth.

spoke at : 11/13/2008 10:44:00 AM

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