Forgiveness Stories Definition quotes power to forgive vested
with human beings
Forgiveness is that quality in a human being which separates him
from the animals and the lower forms of living beings. To preach
forgiveness is a simple task but to be able to practice
forgiveness in real life is the essence of life.
Only a person with extreme humbleness imbibed within and a
feeling of compassion for his compatriot is able to practice
forgiveness! To be able to forgive requires that the forgiver
forgoes all the sufferings of the past that may have been
inflicted upon him by the gruesome acts of the indulgent. A
tough task indeed but not something that cannot be practised!
In most circumstances one may not have committed any sin, still
practising forgiveness brings within us a feeling of extreme
calm and compassion for the mankind in general. Practice of
forgiveness normally cannot be practiced by the common man for
it requires practising patience to its extreme.
If we are to achieve our goal of life... we just cannot manage
to cling on to events of the past... happenings which cannot be
reversed by us using any means. We cannot travel back in time to
undo the events of the past. Why not practice forgiveness and
forgive those ignorant denizens of the society who practiced ill
will and caused harm to the society.
Forgiving the ignorant is the best policy... it clears us of the
debris of the past! Indulgence in the ugly residual remembrances
of the past results in anger. Why destroy our body and health by
harbouring the evil thoughts of the past.
Knowing well that we cannot undo the events of the past... we
must brace ourselves for the times ahead! To be able to
peacefully practice in the present we need to follow the
dictates of forgiveness to its extreme! There are no allowances
in the field of forgiveness. It has to be total surrender!
Practising forgiveness is the biggest boon to mankind from God
the Almighty. One can exercise this power and reach for the
higher goals of life by discriminating between the good and the
bad. Harbouring ill will against one never yields positive
results.
In the present times when the values in the society are in their
lowest ebb we need to exercise this special power of
discrimination (practising forgiveness) quite often. We have no
other remedy if we are to rise to a higher bracket in life.
Every successful person in life practices forgiveness to its
extreme. Whether it was Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy or
Margaret Thatcher and Bill Gates for that matter... all were and
are the best practitioners of forgiveness in their life.
Forgiveness just cannot be preached... it has to be practiced in
totality! Only then shall we be able to enjoy the fruits of
practising forgiveness in the present life. All the Man Gods of
the yester era... Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and
Prophet Mohammed practiced forgiveness all the time right from a
very young age.
Practising forgiveness gives you an edge over your
contemporary... it helps maintain the sanity of a person.
Forgiveness reduces the element of hate which follows whenever
wanton desires get practiced.
Citing an example-
One Yogi (a renowned seeker of spirituality) was one day having
a bath on the edge of a swollen river which had flooded. It so
happened that because of the flood one scorpion happened to
float by. On seeing the plight of the scorpion that it might
die... the Yogi picked it up in his hand but immediately had to
do away for the scorpion gave a piercing poisonous bite.
Unmindful of the bite the Yogi again picked up the scorpion and
again the scorpion bit his hand. This happened thrice. One
passerby who was aware of the spiritual accomplishments of the
Yogi could not contain himself and coming near to the Yogi
enquired of him why he was trying to help the nasty scorpion.
The reply by the Yogi made the onlooker flabbergasted. It was
not to be believed for the Yogi had replied, "when this poor
scorpion (a much lower level of species on the plane of
evolution) is not able to let go of his habit of biting one...
how could the Yogi let go of his habit of helping one. What a
great practitioner of compassion and forgiveness this Indian
Yogi was.
In spite of being bitten thrice... he was able to practice
forgiveness owing to the feeling of compassion within. This is
how forgiveness can be truly defined. A true practitioner of
forgiveness never thinks of the results of the acts by the other
but remains concentrated on the end goal of his life... always
and ever! This helps one develop the power of forgiveness...
true compassion to be practiced in daily life.