Forgiveness is the key to living life with an open heart. It’s a natural, indisputable fact that people, which are fraught with faults, defense mechanisms & neurosis, are bound to hurt and let you down from time-to-time. Human beings, myself included, are too flawed not to. This can be as minor as neglecting to keep a promise, or as tragic as murder. It’s an inevitability, that at some point your feelings will be hurt by other people. You will be victimized. You’re not living a full life if you aren’t. On the other hand, there are ample and never-ending opportunities for people to surprise and impress you with their kindness and love as well!
If you allow anger and bitterness to take hold at those who have wronged you, it’s a dead-lock certainty that you’ll be victimized more than once. The first time will be when the offensive incident occurs, and from there you’ll be a repeated victim indefinitely, until you manage to let it go and move on. The reason why is you’ll have your guard up to new opportunities to learn, grow and love in the future as your shield won’t allow anything else to come in, out of fear of exposing yourself to disappointment again. In the long run, it’s you who will suffer most from the hardening of your heart. This leads us to Lesson #18…(come back Monday 1/26/09 for the follow-up)
If you allow anger and bitterness to take hold at those who have wronged you, it’s a dead-lock certainty that you’ll be victimized more than once. The first time will be when the offensive incident occurs, and from there you’ll be a repeated victim indefinitely, until you manage to let it go and move on. The reason why is you’ll have your guard up to new opportunities to learn, grow and love in the future as your shield won’t allow anything else to come in, out of fear of exposing yourself to disappointment again. In the long run, it’s you who will suffer most from the hardening of your heart. This leads us to Lesson #18…(come back Monday 1/26/09 for the follow-up)
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