Forgiveness is the final form of love - Reinhold Niebuhr...
FORGIVING is FOR GIVING... Once you let go of the pain, you not only give but also gain PEACE...
It's inevitable that we'll all be hurt by others... Be it a small misunderstanding or a betrayal for life...
A friend from childhood with whom we eat pizza every weekend...
A stranger who just did a late delivery of the pizza..
The faceless Pizzaiolo who did not add an additional layer of cheese for which we paid...
It takes no time to forgive the Pizzaiolo, it takes some time to forgive the delivery boy but it sometimes takes a lifetime to forgive that friend, when he had wronged you.
Trust level matters.
But, a little ego is all that is gonna create a huge disharmony, not only in mind but also in heart...
'Sorry' is that magical word which can bend and mend those disharmonies...
We have always felt light hearted after saying sorry and after hearing one... I bet everyone agrees !!!
It is better to SAY sorry and STAY than to BE sorry and SWAY...
To err is human; to forgive, divine... But i believe, to err is human, to forgive is also human, to forgive even without hearing an apology is Divine !!!
So why don't we just let go of the mistakes of others, and forgive them.. HATRED doesn't crown us with a REDHAT !!!
No one ever said forgiveness was easy.
The first step is understanding what forgiveness is - a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge and perhaps even reaching a place of understanding, empathy, and compassion.
It doesn't justify what the other person did. Rather, it helps achieve a sense of peace.
Having said it all, I seek YOUR forgiveness if I had hurt you anytime.
Oops!!! It's 11 PM... Hope my husband forgives me for not cooking dinner ;)
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For giving such meaningful food for thought many likes and cheers :-)
ReplyDeleteHope your husband will forgive you but one thing I won't forgive, is your delay of expressing such wonderful thoughts.
ReplyDeleteForgiving and forgetting needs a lot of will power. Although you forgive a person readily, the hurt/disappointment/suffering or whatever caused by the person remains etched in your heart for a long time. To forget is very difficult, for me!
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