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The Science of Happiness

How to Forgive Your Father

The Science of Happiness

PRX and Greater Good Science Center

Social Sciences, Science

4.52K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Holding on to a grudge? Hear how our happiness guinea pig tried to let go of deep-seated anger and resentment.

Link to Episode Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/pphybmay

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0:00.0

We all know that sitting for hours of screen time is bad, but can we fix it?

0:05.0

I think a lot of us don't realize how much pain we live in because of our interactions with computing.

0:11.0

Ultimately, it's a culture change.

0:13.4

NPR's Body Electric, a special interactive series investigating the relationship between our

0:19.4

tech and our bodies.

0:21.2

Listen in the Ted Radio Hour Feed wherever you get your podcasts.

0:25.0

When I was seven years old, I was saving money for a pair of pink cowboy boots.

0:32.0

And so I loved my piggy bank.

0:34.0

I had it high up on like a cabinet.

0:36.0

It was supposed to be hidden,

0:38.0

but probably really wasn't.

0:39.0

But there was a gathering at our house

0:42.0

and I went into a room that I shared with my brothers and I saw my pink piggy bank shattered on the floor with all the money gone.

0:53.0

And I went to my father and I said,

0:57.0

somebody broke my piggy bank and stole my money.

1:00.0

I told him that my brother and my cousins did it and they should get in trouble.

1:05.0

Like I wanted that revenge. I wanted them to be punished.

1:08.0

That was my money for my cowboy boots that I so wanted and I had been not eating candy to save that money.

1:15.0

So my father was with other men in our family like my uncles and they were drinking and he just laughed and he said you know so

1:26.6

what and then all the men started laughing I felt humiliated.

1:38.0

Rose Elizondo is now a pioneer in the field of restorative justice and forgiveness.

1:40.0

She founded the San Quentin Prison Interfaith Roundtable,

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