My Question

Here is My Question:

If someone has had an unpleasant experience with someone or many people, why would they not want the situation to be rectified after they had been hurt? I have a few answers and I want to see what anybody else thinks about it

Bellieving we have a choice

Just today, I found my self in a discussion with Christian about the ability of choosing. You see, among some it is debated that humans don't really have a choice, and that they simply act according to the factors they are presented with, and that they could act in no other way. I see where the argument comes from, nonetheless, I do not believe in it. I believe that the ability to choose is very real and is what brings meaning to our beliefs and what we love. I was talking to one of the Socratic Seminar teachers about "The Little Prince" and she was telling me that her favorite part was when the prince was saying what had caused him to build such a love for his rose; sheltering her from the cold, tending to her needs, protecting her.

The more I thought about this, the more I agree with this, but I also have come to the conclusion that we need to believe we have a choice. Perhaps we all are just part of some program that tells us all what to do-- so what! We enjoy choosing, life means so much more when you know that you can choose, that you are part of a cause and affect. Life loses its intricate beauty and meaning if we lose that part of us, if we allow ourselves to submit to life as it would take us without intended interaction. In fact, our interaction could be to let ourselves "go with the flow", but that is a choice we have conscientiously made.

You are at complete liberty to disagree with this, however I hope you will consider it.