The world is a very strange place today. Or rather the people in the world are much stranger today. The world isn't what I thought it was; until maybe as recently as two years ago.
I always remember growing up thinking that its human to make mistakes; that its human to be imperfect; that its good to try and mend ways with every person with whom those ways may be damaged; that its ok to accept defeat.
Those qualities that supposedly built one's character, I feel have evaporated in today's world. People are becoming aggressively ruthless and ruthlessly aggressive in every sphere of life. Tolerance is a word that only finds its way into maybe a game of Scrabble. The word is there in the head but the meaning of it is never excercised.
I thought forgiveness was a quality only for the strong and tough charactered. After all it is not very easy to let go; especially after you have been hurt. I felt and still try to feel that only if you forgive do you have a right to ask for forgiveness. After all, at least I know I am not perfect and make mistakes. Forgiveness is another word that just stays in the dictionary.
This reminds me of Gandhiji's immortal words, "Hate the sin and love the sinner." I wish we could do that. Today, if you forgive then it comes across as weak.
People are living such mechanical lives today that it seems they have a plug on their emotions as well. I wonder how someone can do that but its there to see in our everyday lives.
Do you have the power to forgive? Do you still have a little bit of compassion left in you? Do you still think it is ok to be human?
I stumbled upon this wonderful quote the other day. It was by Lewis B. Smedes."To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” I have no idea who Mr. Lewis is but what he said is very true. Try it. Try to be human!
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