Even after being threatened, stolen from, and beaten Penny Baxter still managed to continue on with his life and forgive the Forresters of their crimes. Penny Baxter was a person of many great qualities, many of which he passed on to his son, Jody Baxter. Jody learned a lot from his father, and through his father he began to understand what it means to be a peacebuilder.
Jody learned to give up put downs early in his life. Penny taught him that if you were to hold a grudge and be offended with every insult you were given, you wouldn't get anywhere in life. The same goes if you insult others, nothing good will come of it. But if you do insult someone, you should always make it right.
You should always right wrongs. Sometimes accidents do happen, but if you do your best to right the wrong you did to others your on the right track. Penny Baxter recognized this, and during a two on one fight between Oliver and the Forresters, Penny tried to right this wrong by joining the fight and defending Oliver. Even though Penny wasn't the biggest guy in the town, he still managed to even the odds.
Penny Baxter taught Jody how to be forgiving. This is not a very easy trait to learn, but Jody got a crash course on how to forgive when his only neighbors stole their hogs, which they depended on to feed them during the winter. Jody was forgiving in this event, which not many people would.
Penny Baxter was a great person when it came to peacebuilder traits, and he taught all his family everything they would need to be great citizens and really great people to be with. If everyone were to be like Penny and was forgiving, gave up put downs, and righted wrongs, this world would almost be bearable to live in.
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