Ambiguity

When I think of the word ambiguity, I often find it to have a negative connotation, simply because to me, it connects itself to the idea of confusion. But another part of the definition can be “unclear”, which is an entirely differently. As applied to the story “Forgiveness”, ambiguity isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Ambiguity gives leeway to different interpretations, opinions, and ideas. Based on each different person’s prior knowledge and experiences, we each come to our conclusions when reading the story. Some of us can come to the same conclusions, and some of us won’t. I didn’t realize the story would possibly be about two women rather than a man and a woman. And I’m glad we talked about how the gift of the arm didn’t have to be literal, and that it could have been a representation for something else, because that honestly freaked me out quite a bit. The meaning behind the gift of the arm was very profound though, and it really did make me think. Would I give up my arm for someone? I don’t want to say, and I’d probably have to wait until it actually happens to know the answer to that question. But another question that was asked: How much would you be willing to change for someone else? My answer: As much as they needed me to while still being happy with myself. Everyone’s answer to this question was different, which just makes the idea of ambiguity that much more appealing, that everyone could have such different ideas, just because there is no set point to understand.