"Yuletide season is at its last two weeks and instead of seeing everything blue because of some misunderstandings and fights over 'pride' matters, I can see red and glittering lights of love and forgiveness..."
After several weeks of being in the battle whether to be happy or to remain burdened [because of petty quarrels and word war... on text messaging and even on Facebook 'statuses'] I thought about forgiveness in relationships and it set my mind thinking. In definiton, forgiveness means the act of forgiving and to forgive means to grant pardon for, to grant pardon to (a person) or to cease to feel resentment against.
“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” — Robert Muller, Assistant Secretary - General of the United States
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” — Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi said it well when he said that forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. For most people, to forgive is a difficult thing to do. In fact to forgive, it takes a whole lot of courage to do it. However, why do we find it so hard to forgive someone? Is is because of the need to let the person knows that we are angry with him/her? Or is it because if we forgive that person, it means that the person wins? Forgiving someone does not necessarily mean that we approve or agree with what that person did.
Most people think that to forgive is all about the other person. The fact is when you forgive someone, you free yourself from anger; anger is a very strong negative feeling and it blocks you from loving.
“He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“We cannot love unless we have accepted forgiveness, and the deeper our experience of forgiveness is, the greater is our love.” — Paul Tillich
Being angry allowed the person or situation to take over control of you. By forgiving, you are not only freeing yourself but also taking control of the situation and yourself. Being in control will give you the power to choose your reaction. Thus do yourself a favor today and remember that forgiving another person does not set him/her free but it sets you free instead. There is another point which I agree with , that forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself instead of something you give to another person. It is the best gift you can give to yourself and you can benefit greatly from it too. It is the best gift I received this Christmas.
“Learning to forgive those who have attacked me has been a powerful tool in my life. When I harbor anger and resentment toward another person it only hurts me and I am the one who suffers.” What do you think?
Forgive those who hurt us, forgive those who throw inflicting spear of words against us, they need more love and understanding more than we do.
A late Christmas Greetings to everyone~! I'd say, Happy New Year Instead~!
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