05-31-2016, 11:00 PM
My wife says I'm The Grudge King. I always felt like I was pretty forgiving, but really, I do hold a nasty grudge on occasion.
Holding a grudge, I've come to realize, is punishment to another person and to yourself. You punish them for the unjust thing they did to you, and yourself for letting them do it. Forgiveness frees you from both. Perhaps a simplistic view, but one I adopt. When you can see it's your role to forgive (rather than correct) others' errors, you can be free.
Holding a grudge, I've come to realize, is punishment to another person and to yourself. You punish them for the unjust thing they did to you, and yourself for letting them do it. Forgiveness frees you from both. Perhaps a simplistic view, but one I adopt. When you can see it's your role to forgive (rather than correct) others' errors, you can be free.
