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All forms of malice, ill-will and cruelty, euphemized in
name of some lofty ideal, come forth from those who speak in
names of righteousness;
crucifixion of Christ could not have come about except for
distorted sense of what is right by
persecutors.
If an act is unloving, no ideal can justify it, for to wound another is to wound ourselves. We create pathos in our wake. We spill grief before us.
How to forgive
unforgivable? How to release
sword of ill-will thrust into our hearts? How to break free of
resentment that has bound our tormentors these many years?
You do it by simply understanding that to for give is a healing for you. It is breaking
karmic bonds. It is an act of self-loving. Forgiveness heals pity, brings reconciliation to that which is broken within, and makes healing possible.
An act of forgiveness can be silent. In fact, it has little to do with
other person. They may or may not feel
psychic release as you drop your smoldering anger, nourished over more years than you care to remember.
When you forgive, you release...you release yourself. You release your attachment to pain. You release your aversion to
act done to you. And when you do this, something magical happens. You set yourself free.
It is never about whether
other person or event deserves your forgiveness. It is about your going free from your own web of negativity. When you forgive, you staunch
bleeding. When you forgive, you open up your heart and regain your capacity to love. And when you learn to love, your life opens up like a glorious dream. The question, ultimately, is never whether you should or should not forgive...instead
question is always this: do you deserve to be happy right now by letting it go.
