To err is human and to forgive is divine, so says the Law of God and Man. I was very much touched by this post by Wealth Realtor on forgiveness, so it will be worth reading for my steemit friends. Wishing you a happy Sunday and happy new week.
"I always tell myself that when you live your life without anyone hurting, disappointing, disgracing or offending you, then it means you never did anything worthy.
I want to tell you that there are so many people who are buried daily, and their crime is that someone they offended couldn't forgive them.
There are innocent orphans and street children out there whose crime is that someone didn't forgive their parents.
See examples of what she mean below, this is exactly the plight of most orphans:
The reality is that even as you read this piece, there may be someone you have blocked on WhatsApp or facebook, steemit or you have decided not to respond to his/ posts/messages and the person's crime is that he/she is naughty, broke your heart, disappointed you or said something that really offended you. You aren't talking to your roommate, an old friend, a family member, or that special friends because they offended you and you can’t forgive them.
Yes, I really understand you, they hurt you. He/she is annoying, rude and not worthy to be part of your life. However, my questions are: do you expect someone to forgive you if you can't forgive others? Do you think you have never offended anyone before?
The beauty of life is that it comes with disappointments and offences from people you least expect.
Unfortunately, some of us spend so much time on the disappointments and offences and end up becoming victims of all circumstances.
Remember this one thing always: Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
The fact is that the world is full of annoying, naughty and ungrateful people; you will always come across them during the gentle stroll of your life span, but the best thing to do is to deal with them with love and maturity. You can’t get everyone to behave like you. Never!
Hatred and intolerance have caused many of the world's problems and have solved none of them. We must learn to tolerate and forgive one another. We must bury the faults of others and move on with life.
As you read this piece, I beseech you to:
*take the pain and forgive that special person you have grudges with and iron out your grievances.
*Muster the courage and apologize to that person you have offended.
The clock is ticking, man is ageing, grave is calling and we are not in charge. Life is short, you don't know how much time you have left...please forgive....."
All the above grudges are not necessary as they may lead us to incurring unnecessary wrath for our children and generations yet unborn. Take time out to retrieve your steps today and do a thorough reconciliation trip, it's not late yet.
Are you touched too, please share your experience.
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Thanks to Wealth Realtor and others that have shared similar posts, it always serves as a reminder in case we forget.
Thank you for reading.
