Forgiveness 2.

Someone accidentally hits you. You got angry. Out of being irate, you hit him back at the same spot, hoping that the person understands the pain that he or she has inflicted on you. You feel accomplished and relieved, glad.

Sounds familiar? Well, it's something that most of us, usually boys, would've done during our earlier adolescent years.

But why? Why the need for us to inflict the exact, same inexplicable, or for that instantaneous moment, the pain brought unto us? So that one may feel better? Or is it an alter ego, malicious, nudging us to do that, to agitate the person, because of something utterly vile - vengence.

Vengence is like a poison. It's virulent, and rules the heart with sovereignty. Either temporary or life-long, it's harmful, especially to the beholder of it.

Forgiveness, on the other hand, is something that has got to do with love, the cure of everything, and when we become love itself, things around us would start to change.

Contemplate about this, even if you did inflict the pain on the person, so what? So what if the person knew it was painful? So that he or she would never do it again? Well, if it's an accident, nobody called for it. If it's on purpose, you're just stooping to his or her level.

If the person has already apologized to you, then forgive him or her,whether with or without the intent of inflicting pain on you.

For it is written;

"3If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you saying, "I repent", forgive him" (Luke 17:3-4)

And even if he or she does not repent, do not get back at him, for it is written:

"But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also." (Matthew 5:39)

Thus, we have got to substitute the frustration you feel, when agonised, with love.

We have to love mercy, and forgive people of their wrongdoings.

It is not that difficult, we just have to love more.

Would you do it?

It's time to choose...