Showing posts with label Relief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relief. Show all posts
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Thursday, 4 June 2020
Comparisons
Why is it that often, new friendships fade
into a kind of indifference after a while whereas old bonds can be revived any time?
What is it about childhood friendships?
We travelled with my dad every two years
and this moving constantly never really gave us the time to strengthen bonds.
Today, when I see my children having such strong bonds with their friends, it
is because they were together since school days.
As children, there were no motives attached
to friendships.
Not a care in the world about the frills of
family name, fame etc.
Comparisons set in only when, as adults, we
start calculating and comparing.
But as I always say, everything does have
two sides and the good side of changing cities is that you learn to adjust and
adapt early in life. And unconsciously, your mental horizons expand as well.
We call ourselves widely travelled when we
have indulged in a lot of foreign travel. But I tell people I was a widely
travelled kid!
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the highest form of kindness
in the world, I think. The one who cannot forgive is worse off ultimately, from
the one who seeks forgiveness. Imagine how much work people have to put in to
genuinely forgive someone ! It is also incredible that you can , in fact, live
with yourself without forgiving. How complicated you can become by knotting
yourself up within mixed emotions.
As they say, only humans can make mistakes.
Also, that you yourself have made many and more , and sometimes have been
deliberately offensive, too. So, when you know this , you would also, at some
point, arrive at the repentance mode which leads to forgiveness. And then , to
unimagined relief and happiness.
Try it , at least
with those who love you
and admit to human error.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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