When someone disrespects us, speaks poorly about us, takes our possessions ot harms in anyway, we feel anger. If institutions, governments and companies function in way that is incongruous to our perception of a peaceful life we become bitter toward them.
Revenge, justice, punishment, and retaliation or retribution become our goal, while anger, fury, vitriolic obsession, and pain overtakes our demeanor when we entertain thoughts about the situation. Most times, the star of the show is wholly unaware of what is going on.
The actual result of the condition we have adopted as our new best friend is minimal compared to the havoc that ensues inside of us.
Adrenaline and cortisol go to work destroying us physically while our mood, tone and actions hurt us socially, mentally and emotionally.
This is the point where forgiving the wrong becomes the key to the cell of our self imposed confinement.
Too many hold on to these feelings thinking their nemesis does not deserve their compassion.
IT IS NOT FOR THEM !
Any intention of peaceful living demands letting go of the actions external to us regardless of the impact we perceive as bring directed toward us personally.
The damage of holding on regardless how just we feel only hurts us while “THEY” are oblivious. If by chance the action was deliberate with the intention of harming us, our repeated angry lamentations perpetuate the damage over and over and would bring more delight to a nefarious individual deriving pleasure from our pain.
Let it go ! It’s not worth it.
Forgiveness is self love.