To err is human, to forgive divine

Today if we look all around, we see violence and hatred. There is no love. Love is never given the chance to rise. Today’s love is for money, power, fame. Nothing is real, nothing is true. People who have been wronged seek for vengeance. Revenge is the ultimate consequence of hatred. Yet, no one seems to be bothered. We are all human.

Everyone makes mistakes. Even the highest supreme authority to the lowest beggar fails in the road to excellence. Disasters do happen but they can be corrected with the right ingredients.If my coffee is bitter, I can add sugar to sweeten it, but if I add salt I am only sealing it. Sugar is the best example of forgiveness and salt is as comparable to revenge. We must try to be the sugar of someone’s life. Your life is salty, mine too is salty. But we can use prayer to evaporate ourselves to a new individual, an individual destined to add sugar in his neighbour’s life.
Forgiveness is the essence of true life. A true martyr forgives his wrong-doers. Many people visualise forgiveness as only meant for weaklings. But no, forgiveness is only practised by the spiritually strong and mentally brave. All religions teach us about forgiveness. Alas! It is easily spoken than done. No one ever masters forgiveness. It’s an art that masters itself over time.
Forgiveness and mercy are interlocked together. In the Shakespearean Merchant of Venice, Portia depicts mercy as twice blessed. Blessed is the forgiver and the forgiven. Mercy descends from forgiveness and makes peace. We need peace today. Violence and hatred mustn’t get the better side of us. They must be vanquished from our midst. Forgiveness delivers that inner -peace that we long inside. The best router to love, hope and faith is forgiveness. So let’s activate our schemes of total forgiveness and we shall enjoys the long-term benefits of joy,hope,love, faith and peace.

Humans we are, but know not;
That forgiveness itself does cast the lot,
The inner language of the heart,
It must be shown till death do you part.

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  1. Good job right here. I actually enjoyed what you had to say. Keep going because you certainly bring a new voice to this subject. Not many people would say what you’ve said and still make it interesting. Nicely, at least Im interested. Cant wait to see much more of this from you.

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