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Forgiveness: A Wild Provocation from a Nonconforming Soul
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Forgiveness: A Wild Provocation from a Nonconforming Soul

Sue Maistro September 8, 2025

I grew up my whole life hearing people say how necessary forgiveness is. From the Christian idea of forgiveness to the wellness speeches that took over society over the years. But as a good questioner, I’ve long wondered whether people truly understand what the word “forgiveness” means or what it actually means to forgive. Relax, I’m not here to give you that automatic feel-good talk saying you’ll feel better if you forgive any crawling creature that came into the world just to harm others. My idea of emotional well-being is usually more rebellious and wild. I’m a tigress who knows when to meow and when to roar.

My husband says I have pretty high self-esteem… lucky him. You’ve probably had partners with low self-esteem and know the damage that can do to relationships. But my goal here is to bring a truly genuine provocation (I believe) about the word “forgiveness” and how much people confuse it.

Forgiveness: what meaning?

I’ve wondered whether, when naming things in the world along with their meanings, people were clear about it — or maybe the person was dyslexic like me. Who knows.

But it seems strange  even a kind of emotional violence against ourselves  to have the duty to forgive a disgusting person who hurt us, just so we can feel good and “move on.” Excuse me? That makes no sense as a criterion for forgiveness.

To me, someone who harmed you out of pure malice or envy or those narcissistic types, doesn’t deserve forgiveness in the way society understands forgiveness. They deserve to be thrown into a deep well of forgetting inside us, as if they had never existed. They deserve to be removed from our lives entirely, with no further access to harm us again.

Forgiveness? I’d rather those people miss me completely and vanish…

Fall into an abyss so deep they never remember I exist and neither do I remember them. I’m not interested in cultivating warm feelings for people who keep causing trouble in life. I’d rather the Universe, in its great wisdom, handle it precisely delivering back to them exactly what they put into the world. And if what they give isn’t good and the Universe balances it out, what exactly do I have to do with that? Nothing, my friends.

And let me be clear: I know that for some people, genuine forgiveness can be a path to healing  but for others, what saves is setting boundaries, letting go, and cutting access. Each soul finds its own way to be free.

So when someone tells you that to feel good about yourself you “need to forgive so-and-so,” sometimes without them even asking for forgiveness, just so you can feel like a “good person”, think carefully: is that really it?

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(FAQ) – Forgiveness

1. What does forgiveness really mean?
Forgiveness is often seen as letting go of resentment, but it can also mean setting boundaries, detaching, and refusing further access to harmful people.

2. Do I need to forgive to move on?
Not always. For some, forgiveness is healing; for others, liberation comes through letting go and protecting their own energy.

3. Can forgiveness be harmful?
Yes. Forcing yourself to forgive someone who caused deep harm can feel like emotional violence against yourself, preventing true healing.

4. What is the alternative to forgiveness?
Detachment, boundaries, and consciously removing harmful people from your life. This is also a valid path to freedom.

5. Does everyone find healing in the same way?
No. Each soul finds its own way — some through forgiveness, others through self-protection, distance, and trusting the universe to balance what was done.

Portuguese Version – Perdão: Uma Provocação Selvagem de uma Alma Inconformada

Eu cresci a vida inteira ouvindo as pessoas falarem sobre o quanto o perdão era necessário. Desde a ideia cristã do perdão até os discursos de bem-estar que tomaram conta da sociedade ao longo dos anos. Mas, como uma boa questionadora, há tempos eu me pergunto se as pessoas realmente entendem o que significa a palavra “perdão” ou o que quer dizer perdoar. Calma, eu não vou trazer para você aquele papo de bem-estar automático dizendo que quem vai se sentir melhor com isso é você mesma ao perdoar qualquer ser rastejante que desceu ao mundo apenas para fazer mal aos outros. Minha ideia de bem-estar emocional é geralmente mais rebelde e selvagem. Eu sou uma tigresa que sabe quando miar e quando rugir.

Meu marido diz que tenho uma autoestima bem elevada — sorte a dele. Vocês já devem ter tido parceiros com baixa autoestima e sabem o estrago que isso pode causar aos relacionamentos. Bem, mas a ideia aqui é trazer uma provocação bem genuína (acredito eu) sobre a palavra “perdão” e o quanto as pessoas confundem isso.

Eu já me perguntei se, quando estavam nomeando coisas no mundo junto com seus significados, foram claros sobre isso ou se, de repente, a pessoa era disléxica como eu — vai saber.

Mas me parece estranho, e até mesmo um tipo de violência emocional com nós mesmas, termos o dever de perdoar um ser asqueroso que nos fez mal simplesmente para a gente se sentir bem e “avançar” na vida. Como assim? Não faz o menor sentido este tipo de critério a respeito do perdão.

Para mim, uma pessoa que te prejudicou na vida por pura maldade ou inveja, ou até mesmo aqueles tipos narcisistas, não merecem perdão nos termos que a sociedade entende o perdão. Eles merecem ser jogados num poço de esquecimento profundo do nosso ser, como se nunca tivessem existido. Merecem ser retirados totalmente de nossas vidas e não ter mais nenhum tipo de acesso para nos prejudicar novamente.

Perdão? Eu quero mais é que este tipo de gente me erre, desapareça… vá para um abismo tão fundo que nunca mais lembrem da minha existência — e nem eu da deles. Eu lá estou interessada em nutrir bons sentimentos por quem só apronta pela vida? Eu quero mais é que o Universo, em sua grande sabedoria, se encarregue com exatidão de entregar a estes tipos exatamente o que eles dão para o mundo. E, bom, se o que eles oferecem não é algo bom e o Universo devolver equilibrando nossa existência, o que exatamente eu teria a ver com isso? Nada, caros amigos.

E aqui deixo claro: sei que para algumas pessoas o perdão genuíno pode ser caminho de cura — mas para outras, o que salva é o limite, o desapego e o corte de acesso. Cada alma encontra sua forma de se libertar.

Por isso, quando alguém falar que, para você se sentir bem consigo mesma, você precisa “perdoar fulano ou ciclano”, às vezes sem sequer terem te pedido perdão, simplesmente para se sentir uma “boa pessoa” consigo mesma, pense bem: será que é isso mesmo?

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Sue Maistro

Sue is a visual artist, graphic designer, and tattooist from Brazil, now blooming in Ireland. A mother, soul searcher, and lifelong creator, she writes about real life, spirituality, urban wellbeing, and all things that make the everyday extraordinary. When not painting or writing, she’s probably wandering through green landscapes or dreaming up her next project.

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