Copied this article from the Daily Mail (UK). I love the parable but forgiving is impossible sometimes.
(Daily Mail UK March 13 2012):
This is an old Native-American parable.
‘I feel
as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart,’ a grandfather tells his
grandson.
‘One wolf is vengeful, angry and violent. The
other is loving and compassionate.’ ‘Which wolf will win?’ the grandson asks.
‘The one I feed,’ the grand- father answers.
So it is with forgiveness. We’ve all been hurt,
or wronged by enemies, or worse, by lovers. The way we react defines the health
of our relationship. If we hold on to the hurt, it will turn to
anger, resentment and even violence.
Letting it go has the power to change our lives
for the better. Forgiveness is essentially selfish. To forgive even makes us
healthier — less prone to anxiety and depression, with lower blood pressure.
But how do you let go of those things that claw at your insides?
One answer is meditation. Find a quiet space and
let your mind go and observe the thoughts. Notice that they are just thoughts,
just temporary.
Now imagine them floating away. By feeding the
compassion inside us we can move on to a happier, healthier place. Which is the
place where love lives.
TO FORGIVE:
Value:
Understand the power of forgiveness to change your life. Forgive for your
own sake.
- Choose: Once you’re ready, choose to forgive. And keep choosing to do so. True forgiveness means forgiving until you’ve forgotten.
Reflect:
Think objectively about what happened and why.
Understanding is the first step in forgiving.
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