| Sometimes it's the small little things that chew on us throughout our lifetimes, the small and silly things we did as unconscious children that hurt someone--the accidentally squashed bug, the lost or broken toy, the cruel remark to a sensitive playmate--the millions of little things we feel guilty about but that we didn't do with any kind of malicious intent. It just popped out of us before we understood letting it out would hurt someone. The small price of 50 cents reflects the smallness of the crime/sin/mistake. Buy one pebble of forgiveness and wash it away forever. It wasn't your fault and you shouldn't have to suffer a lifetime for it. Let it go. | |
| Sometimes we know what we are doing is bad, but for some reason, usually immaturity, loss of temper, hurt feelings, envy, jealousy, unreasonable fear, or just plain ignorance of the consequences our actions will cause, we do something we later regret. We see at last our hand in it all and wish it to not be too late, but we know it is. Later in life, when we develop a fuller conscience, we feel guilty over those times. We wonder about the friendship lost, the lover hurt, the peaceful moment gone forever and wish we could take it all back. But of course we can't. We can't go back in time to undo actions, but we can buy a symbolic act of forgiveness for ourselves.. The price reflects that we did intend to do harm, but that the harm was minimal and didn't cause any physical pain or emotional trauma. And more importantly, that we understand how our actions played a major role. | |
| There's a difference between doing something once out of deep emotional pride or from perceived wounds inflicted by someone you cared about who hurt you. That difference is that you never took responsibility for your part of it, your continuance of it beyond the point of natural circumstances. You turned it into an open wound and dragged everyone who got near you into it. You made others suffer just because you suffered, whether they deserved it or not. But there are now flickers of insight that make you actually feel some shame over your actions. You are beginning to wish you took a different path, one that was kinder and more considerate. You don't know where to start that doesn't lead you back into the pit of it all being your fault. For those moments when it was your fault and you accept it, the price is not unreasonable. It shows growth and we all know that growth is not easy...nor cheap. | |
| Sometimes we do things to hurt people that we don't regret. We say they had it coming. We involve others in the hurting game. We keep it going far beyond where it serves us or anyone else. It become an extended game of who can create more misery for someone than was created for us. This pebble is the one that punishes the ex-spouse, uses the children to fight the battles for us, continues to badmouth the person we once loved. This amount is not too small so it is easily forgotten and the bad habits are repeated, but large enough to make us think about it for a few minutes. It is also the one pebble that should be visited often and clicked on every time the good intentions for a more peaceful future are set aside for petty disputes once more. | |
| The difference between having to pay a small price and having a to pay a larger price is the degree of accountability in between. There are some people who do not regret their actions, no matter who they hurt and how many victims they let fall in their dust. But such people also want to cover all bets. Just in case there is a chance of being punished for bad actions, this pebble is insurance. It is a tiny acknowledgement that there is always more to the story and maybe one day the book will be worth reading. The small cost in relative contrast to the crime/sin/mistake is that it is the highest priced pebble that recognizes there was no tissue damage involved in the actions. | |
| This category is reserved for those whose crimes/sins/mistakes are their own private hell. The pebble will not erase what you have done. But it will help you carry the load as a reminder to never ever do it again, under any circumstance. Consider it an investment in finally getting some professional help, a sort of pebble of good intentions that will turn into you picking up the phone and making an appointment with someone, anyone. The amount of the pebble is to show you that it is not about money, but about your own desire to heal your soul once and for all so others no longer have to suffer. |
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