Forgive and Forget

Other people, at some stage in your life, will

hurt you.

They will do the wrong thing, say the wrong thing, think the wrong thing. In a lot of instances you will have no control over those actions, deeds and thoughts. After all, you cannot control that person in what they do and say, can you?

However, the thing that you can control is your reaction to that hurt. You have two options really, you can carry that hurt around with you, constantly reminding yourself of the hurt and the reason why you dislike that person for hurting you. You carry it around you like a living, breathing cancer inside of you. It stops you seeing the true beauty in life because you have to keep reminding yourself of the pain and the hurt that is there, inside of you.

The other alternative is to simply forgive them. Yes, I'll repeat that. Forgive them. I don't care what they have done to you, what they have said or thought about you. Forgive them. Not for their sakes, but for yours. You will no longer to have to carry those burdens around with you, it will literally be a weight off your shoulders. You will tred lighter, you will live lighter. I know this is not easy, it takes practice. Start with something small and work up. If you do, I promise, one day you will be able to forgive AND forget.
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