What to confess about?


So, what should I confess about?

Why are we confessing? We are confessing so that we can alleviate our mistakes from our conscience. We have made mistakes in the past, but we do not readily acknowledge it because it weakens us. We numb ourselves to the fact that we may have hurt our fellow beings, though our thought, word or deed.

There are some actions that do not immediately hurt other people, but they impact the depth of our relationship with that person. This could be something like bad-mouthing the other person to someone else.

All said, there are 10 commandments that we should not break. These are 10 core important things that we must not get wrong. There might be so many other things we may get wrong, but these we must not get wrong. Whatever be the case.

It is possible that most men will tend to get these wrong. That is why the Lord specified them. Else, if we were to get them correct, why would he ask us to follow them?

He has asked us to follow them because to follow them requires a conscious effort from our part. It is a conscious choice to follow them. And there are many many circumstances where you are not able to follow them. Life is all about admitting that you failed in those circumstances, and fixing the problem so that it does not happen the next time. Each circumstance is a different case.

It is not easy to solve all these cases. For example, it is not easy to tell the truth always. Sometimes, a lie is necessary to get a certain necessary action done. Now, while the outcome is positive, ethically, morally, in all possible senses, the act of lying is still an offense. Lying kills a bit of the consciousness. We need to be sorry for lying, because if we do not, and we continue lying, then lying becomes a way of life and then that’s when things start taking a downturn. Sins in the long run will kill you faster.

Mortal sins are those which are grave, committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent.

Few mortal sins that trouble me include the stretching of the truth. This is a deliberate act of misleading a person by speaking in a different context than what is obvious. For example, if I were asked “Did you call up your aunty”, let’s say I didn’t, but I say “Yes I did.” That would not be a complete lie, because I called her up last year. I’m telling the truth. But I have knowingly used an erroneous timeframe to get to the answer I want. A lie like this kills integrity.

Confessing this means committing to the full reconciliation process.

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