Words of Wisdom – Forgiveness

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Have you been hurt, ever felt betrayed, or just had a hard time forgiving someone? Don’t put off forgiving that person. There is a healing power in forgiving. Celebrate June 26^th at National Forgiveness Day.

You can celebrate National Forgiveness Day by letting go of an old grudge. It may not be easy, but it’s worth it. Forgiving lifts a weight from your shoulder. Read the story below for a little inspiration on your road to forgiveness.

Leave Your Hurts in the Sand

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decide

d to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?”

The other friend replied “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them.

Do not value the things you have in your life. But value who you have in your life!

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Make it a point today to not allow hurt or anger to control your life, instead forgive someone who has wronged you. What will you do differently today?