A frequent thought: what do you do when you
ask for forgiveness but are not given it? When we are taught forgiveness, we
don't think that someone may not be in a mood to forgive and is holding on to
past grudges, memories and even pain. Pointless! But it is not easy to preach
at that point and say things like, it was not meant to be etc. That would be disastrous!
But truly, what is forgiveness? You
basically let go of your negative reactions with an understanding that there is
no need to internalize anything. Each one can let it go. The next step then would
be easier. Just shake hands seriously, forgiving is merely not keeping anything
in the mind. The alert is sounded only when things are repeated again and
again.
People tell me, oh! I forgive easily but I
never forget and this sounds ominous because you have not forgiven in such
cases sometimes. Not always.
You know, I equate this with water sliding
off your back when you shower. Just as water is energy, our thoughts and
feelings are also nothing but energy. We need to let all of it slide off us.
And there will be perennial peace in our inner world. You might say, aha Easy
to talk but hard to do maybe, for some; maybe not so hard for others. You will
have to try it out.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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