I believe that when Rebecca Brown claims, “it is not our acts, but our intentions that make us who we are” (Brown 3), she means that what really matters is our intentions. An individual can act in a good way with the intention of winning your trust only to show his/her intentions later. All along, the individual had bad intentions but was acting good. We consider this person bad and not good. It is hard for one to have pretended intentions but very easy to have pretended actions. Actions may lie about our character but intentions will always show who we are. Intentions are in one’s mind thus not visible but actions are visible. Mostly, we judge each other based on actions only because we do not know the real intentions of those actions.

The arm represent s the dedication one has to the person they love especially women. Brown wrote, “When I said I’d give you my right arm for you, I didn’t think you’d ask me for it, but you did.” (Brown 1).  When in love, people offer things that they think their partners may never ask even though they need them like dedication.

I do believe that forgiveness is possible. Humans are prone to mistakes and forgiveness helps to move on. Dwelling on a mistake hurts more than the mistake itself. The real problem is forgetting. You can forgive but it is hard to forget.  However, in my view no matter the intensity of the mistake, forgiving and forgetting helps on to move on with life. Dwelling on the mistake for too long just makes the mistake look worse than it was initially.

Works Cited

Brown, Rebecca. The Terrible Girls. San Francisco: City Lights. 1992. Print

Response to Cuzzi Yuliana

Great view Cuzzi, our actions are based on our intentions. The intentions we have determines the actions to be taken. I tend to think that our actions have the direct effect we intend. Mostly, when one does something, they must have thought of it. I agree it is common in our culture for parents to tell to think before acting because we mostly do what we think. Like you, I do believe in forgiveness. The degree of the mistake does not really care given that the mistake already happened. Forgiving and forgetting is the best way to relieve one’s mind.

Response to Nikita Tohaan

Great work Nikita, what we do does not really mater. Our actions are predetermined by our thoughts. The only way to alter our actions is to alter our thoughts. Though people judge others by their actions, what matters is the intention of the action.  Someone can pretend and act well but have bad intentions. It is easy to have pretended actions but intentions are real.  They are in our minds and cannot be altered.  I feel that forgiveness is possible no matter the situation. Whether you forgive or not, the mistake has already been done and cannot be reversed. In this case, forgiveness and forgetting is the best way to cool one’s mind.

Response to Chriss Udell   

Nice piece of work Chris, the author deliberates more on the power of love. The arm signifies the kind of submission people can have in times of love. People in love offer a lot, Brown wrote, “When I said I’d give you my right arm for you, I didn’t think you’d ask me for it, but you did.” (Brown 1).  In such a case, when things go along, it is hard to forgive one another. Offering one fully only to be disappointed is very disheartening.   The question of why it happened always lingers in the mind making it hard to forget. One might forgive but can never forget even though it is the best way to heal.

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