Forgiveness is somewhat the most difficult act for so many people. We hold on to the idea that if we don’t forgive other people for what they have done to us will also create misery to the person who hurt us. It is probably the most painful experience in life if somebody hurt or wronged us. Unlike the accidental situation, wilful pain inflicted by others disposes of negative thoughts. The situation that we sometimes feel abused is when somebody says negative words towards us, when the husband does infidelity in our family, when our sister constantly giving us disappointments in life with her uncontrollable vices, and the list goes on. On the other hand, we sometimes opt not to forgive ourselves for the past mistakes we make because we think that we deserve it. If it will not be resolved as early as possible, it will bring us suffering and misery in life. However, if we attempt to choose to forgive it has also several benefits:
It can make you calm. Bear in mind that a happy thought produces a harmonious body. We are a by-product by the ideas we entertain in our thoughts. A situation like the traffic jam can create our stress. However, if we mobilize the innate ability of calmness within us, we remain composed whatever situation we are into. There is that calm center within us, go find it.
You will have a happy life. If we don’t forgive, we choose to suffer. If we choose to suffer, we choose to be unhappy. We cannot be truly happy if we are harboring bitterness, anger, clamor and even wrath in our heart. Always forgive for you to have a happy life.
Stress-free life. Many of the diseases that people acquire nowadays caused by stress. Stress at times is caused by unhealthy habit we make such us not forgiving someone who sins us. If we have an unforgiving heart, we are also susceptible to any form of diseases. But when we unconditionally forgive, it decreases our stress and prevent us from negative emotions that mar our inner peace. Moreover, it avert us also of any negative effects on our mental health.
Boost Self-esteem. It is good to walk in streets without having a thought of anger, revenge, hatred, disappointment and any form of negativities in life. However, if you have an unforgiving heart because we choose to hold on to those grievances, we will never have a peaceful mind. It is good to forgive because we can attain a free mind and maintains stability. Through these, we can boost not just our self-esteem but with our self-confidence as well.
Strengthened good relationship. It pays to forgive the infidelity done by your partner instead of alienating yourself to him or to anyone. If we think that by not forgiving our partner would create misery to his or her life, we are wrong. Instead, it will be us who are unwilling or even try to forgive has inflicted greater suffering within ourselves than the other person who wrongs us. If we forgive them for their wrongdoings as long us not repeatedly, we are also saving and strengthening the relationship with our partner and to those who are close to us.
A stronger relationship with the Creator. God is free from any negativities in life. He expects us also to be free from all those negativities that hinder our authentic relationship with Him. The crucifixion of Jesus on the cross reminds us of his forgiveness to our sins. With that, we are also called to forgive. When we don’t forgive we weakened our relationship to God. Consequently, we poisoned our soul until we live a sad, miserable and regretful life. Forgive just life Jesus did.
If we think that we are not happy perhaps because we choose not to be happy because of resentment and anger we have to someone. Let us learn to forgive the person who may have hurt us. Try to understand that past is past and so we cannot take it back. Don’t hold on to that idea instead learn to move on because as an adage goes, holding onto grievances is a decision to suffer. We always have the choice whether to forgive or not to forgive, if we choose not to forgive, we choose not be happy in life.
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