Forgiving the person who have hurt us is the key to inner peace. If we forgive, we can sleep soundly. In our waking moment, our mind is not preoccupied with the person who have hurt us. It is like freeing ourselves from the bondage of hate and anger. Lewis B. Smeder declares: "to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you".
Writer Allan Kelley believes that forgiveness is not only important to the person whom you forgive, but also to your own mental and physical well-being. Holding a grudge takes a toll on the person's happiness and can cause deep feelings of remorse and sadness. For the sake of our well-being, we have to let go of our resentment and anger through forgiveness. The following are some reminders shared by an unknown writer
- Realize that the hate you feel toward your enemy does not harm him/her in any way.
- Understand that the best revenge against your enemy is to live happily & successfully
- Realize that the second best revenge is to turn the evil into something good.
- To forgive means literally to untie. The fastest way to free yourself from an enemy and all associated negativity is to forgive. Untie the bindings and loosen yourself from the person's ugliness. Your forgiveness enables you to start walking away from him/her. Forgiveness is for you not for him/her.
- Be compassionate with yourself. Forgive yourself of whatever mistake you have done
BE aware, to forgive is to let go, then m-o-v-e on. You can never move on until you let go of the mistakes done to you through forgiveness.
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