► twelfth sketch [Video]

[memorychains]

[The feed opens to the view of Olivine beach, held by its owner as she records the horizon and ocean for a while. It records silence for a few moments before the owner speaks up, sounding hesitant.]

... if you've done something wrong in the past that hurt a lot of people, and every one of them said that it was alright and that they didn't blame you...

... but... you still feel guilty over it...

... how do you go about forgiving yourself?

[There's more silence and then an audible sigh, before there's an elephant trumpet sound, and Namine giggles as a Phanpy clambers and obscures half the view of the camera.]

No, this isn't for playing. Come on.

[The feed cuts off.]

Comments

[dnoteworthy.livejournal.com]

[he hasn't had this problem before, but... he'll just repeat a bit of advice he's heard from others, which he feels makes sense.] When you find it difficult to forgive yourself, the best thing to do is forget what happened yourself.

While it'll usually take quite some time, distract yourself. Do proactive things. Things that you like. Eventually, time will heal all wounds.

[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

So... I should just wait until it goes away on its own?

[dnoteworthy.livejournal.com]

That's basically it, yes.

[cagedstar.livejournal.com]

I guess I've been looking for an answer because it is tiring to be always guilty, but I can't force it to go away.

[dnoteworthy.livejournal.com]

Guilt is one thing that can only be forced away through denial -- but it's a dangerous thing to do.