Forgiveness means stopping feeling angry, stopping blaming someone for what they made another person feel, and stop feeling like a victim of the meanness directed at him. Is forgiveness necessary? Can we forgive everyone despite the circumstances? If forgiveness depends on the situation, is it really necessary? Does forgiveness allow someone to continue their life in peace? Is forgiving someone who causes someone physical pain the same as forgiving someone who murdered a family member? If someone can forgive one of these acts so easily, can the other be forgiven just as easily? Forgiveness allows someone to accept what they have experienced. In the case of murder, forgiveness is necessary because it allows someone to be at peace with themselves, knowing that they no longer have to live with hatred. It also allows one to start a new life with new experiences gained and different perspectives on life. Forgiveness is necessary from a moral point of view because it allows someone to let go of hatred and find peace within themselves to continue their life. In The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness, the author is invited to complete a dying quest. The soldier's last wish is to forgive him for the crimes he committed against the Jewish people during the Holocaust. When Wiesenthal is asked for forgiveness, he simply leaves the room. Wiesenthal states that the encounter with the dying man left him “with a heavy burden” (Wiesenthal 55). The confessions in which he admits to having “deeply disturbed [him]” (Wiesenthal 55). As Wiesenthal tries to make sense of what he encountered, he begins to make excuses for why the man could have done what he did. He says... in the middle of a paper... Flannery” in Le Tournesol: On the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. New York: Schocken, 1997. Print. Griswold, Charles L. “On Forgiveness.” Np, December 26, 2010. Web. April 28, 2014. Hughes, Paul M. “Sorry.” Stanford University. Stanford University, May 6, 2010. Web. April 27, 2014. “Matthew Fox” in The Tournesol: on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. New York: Schocken, 1997. Print. Nelson, Dean. “An UNFORGINNABLE act?.” Science and Mind 15.3 (2004): 26-31. Premier Academic Research. Internet. April 27, 2014. Overload, semantics. “Chronosynclastic infundibulum”. Chronosynclastic infundibulum. Np, August 20, 2010. Web. April 28, 2014. “The Dalai Lama” in Le Tournesol: on the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. New York: Schocken, 1997. Print. Wiesenthal, Simon. Le Tournesol: On the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. New York: Schocken, 1997. Print.