Life is too short to hold grudges and not forgive.
One thing that we do and we tend to do this very well, is hold grudges. People tend to find it difficult to forgive and forget.
Life is too short to hold grudges and not to forgive, especially to those who were once close to us and who played important roles in our lives. The amount of stories I hear nowadays of loved ones being lost and old friends and family who have not been forgiven is increasing. People mourn over a loved one who was never forgiven for something stupid, something that had blown over, something that had been resolved, but they still hold that grudge against the person and regret never fully forgiving the person.
I could think of nothing worse than passing and me actually having a grudge or have never fully forgiven a loved one, how would that person feel? I would want that person to know that everything is okay, that they are forgiven and that they can move past whatever situation or circumstance caused the feelings of dislike.
I tend to find that life becomes easier and more pleasant when you forgive and forget and not hold those grudges. It is like a weight gets lifted off your shoulders. It is easier said than done, but the more you do it, the more you forgive, the easier it becomes.
To forgive and forget is exactly what it says; forget about it, it is over, finished and gone. Never to be bought up again in the future.
Once again, life is too short to hold grudges and not forgive, rather enjoy life and live a happy one.
I totally agree with you... it certainly is not easy at all. I feel like I have a huge chip on my shoulder and am finding trying to find a way to forgive a certain person and jees it's taking a long time cause it goes so deep. It's easy to utter the words and say, "hey I forgive you", but it's also important to mean it at the same time?? But depending on the situation we should never forget because, at the end of the day, those experiences build us into the person we are.
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