Saturday, October 23, 2010

Forgiveness frees the forgiver

"His love brought us together, the way my hate tore us apart." Mandira assessed at the end of the movie "My Name is Khan"

Sometimes we attach our entire lives to the moment we were hurt and allow it to consume our very existence. We travel with that hurt - and brood over it every time it comes to mind. We sleep with it, eat with it. We "wrong"that has been done to us dictates how we speak to our children, our spouses and our friends.

The rage we nurture is often 1-sided, for our offender seldom gives thought to his offense! By forgiving, we are no longer consumed by unproductive thoughts. We give up our bitterness.

Forgiveness frees the forgiver.

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