Unforgiveness...

Not forgiving someone is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die – Anonymous.
This is one of the greatest quotes I have read in a long time because you are only hurting yourself by being unforgiving. Your enemies go on with their lives and you poison your own mind holding on to that futile emotion. Just let it go and free yourself from the useless hate that goes with not being able to forgive.
I know very well about not being able to forgive someone for wrongdoings against me. I have held grudges over the years against others and all it did was hurt me in the process. If we can’t forgive others for hurting us we can’t experience true freedom and peace. We don’t know what goes on in other people’s minds and why they do the hurtful things they do.
Just let it and them go and experience freedom. Have a great day everyone.
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Totally agree, let them go, some ppl dont deserve forgiving ever
There are two or three people in my life that for now I can't forgive. I would forgive them if they did something bad only to me but they ruined the life of some of my closest people too. So for now I can't really forgive them.
I follow my own philosophy on this topic.

Forgive, but don't forget.
I can be able to forgive the person without excusing the act. Forgiveness doesn't mean that you deny the other person's responsibility for hurting you and it doesn't minimize or justify the wrong....

Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.....
Farie, Your statement is mostly true . People who have given grief in your life can be a constant ache in your being . Forgiveness in these cases is not about obsolving the other person but letting yourself be free of the drag on your soul . The forgiveness is to ourselvs not the perpatrator . It is still possable to lothe the guilty party for the miserable excuse of a human being they are, however it also doesn't consume your being anymore . You basicly set youself free .
"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.”
~ Oscar Wilde grin
Yazz, you are absolutely right. Just forget about them and be free.
Jana, I hope in time you can find forgiveness. It is hard to forgive if someone has made your life hell. Thinking of you!
Stillofthenight, I forget them easily if I don't have to see them again.
Survivor, it definitely brings peace.
Frank, that is so true, we set ourselves free. There are people we just must not let into our lives ever.
Jim, that's a good one grin
Thank you Fairie! bouquet
So true! Its like being chained up....break free from the chain...it holds you back. It accomplishes nothing & gets you nowhere. You stay stuck in your past & you don't move forward.
There are people who can hold grudges forever and most of the time what they are holding those grudges over are the silliest things.sigh
Fairie,
Lovely blog. . .
I learnt a while ago, that the only way to free myself to feel again, was not only to forgive those who had hurt me ( and some of them i physically approached and asked for forgiveness, for holding the anger in my heart for so long), but more importantly, like Frank said, forgiving yourself.

The relief i felt after that was almost physical.

It was definitely worth the anguish of twisting my mind around the thought of forgiving themgrin
Forgive to live. I have read a few of the other comments about your blog and most seem to agree that in order to live a fuller life, forgiveness helps. It seems to make sense; if you forgive others, you will have room in your heart when someone forgives you. We have all done things at some point in our lives that caused someone else discomfort or pain.
If you hate someone, you are the only person who can feel that hate. And, hate takes so much time, energy and strength to hold onto. With all that going on inside you, how will you ever be able to feel, accept or even recognize love, when it comes your way?
Cheers,
Gordo
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