Why should we forgive others?

What is forgiveness? Is forgiving a word or letting go of hatred from the heart? Read the story below and ponder.

As children, we are often forced to forgive the mistakes of others. If a child steals his friend's toy, parents will force them to apologize and forgive each other. That apology is considered a declaration of forgiveness. However, hatred and contradiction can still be contained within.

As an adult, no one will remind you to do this and other things. Hearing the apology from someone became even rarer. Life gradually lacks sincerity and selflessness, the more one's heart closes, the more the resentment grows.

The following story will help us understand that hatred is a poison and forgiveness is the most miraculous remedy for happiness.

Potato story
“One day the teacher asked each of us to bring a clean plastic bag and a sack of potatoes to class. Afterwards, the teacher told me that each time we did not forgive someone, please pick a potato, write his name and date on it, and put it in a plastic bag. After a few days, the pockets of many people in the class began to get heavier.

After that, the teacher asked us to always carry that bag with us wherever we go, sleep or work. The hassle of carrying a bag of dozens of potatoes made us feel even more clearly the mental burden we were bearing. Not only that, we also have to pay attention to it, remember it and sometimes put it in places not delicate at all.

Over time, potatoes began to decompose into a slimy liquid and we did not want to carry it with us anymore ... ”

Forgiveness does not mean keeping the problems, suffering, and dissatisfaction in mind. By doing this, you are just suppressing the pain. You will go on thinking about unhappy things and traumas without paying attention to the more optimistic perspective. So, forgiving first is letting go of your negatives. You have to be tolerant of yourself to know how to be tolerant to others.

We often think that forgiving is a good thing to do with the forgiven one, just like 'allow' them to let go of their mental burdens. In essence, forgiveness is a gift to yourself. Forgiveness is about leaving the past and looking at the present and the future. Anger and resentment only make us more miserable, lose time to think and restrain sublimation in thought.

Strong people know how to forgive. To be tolerant to others means to accept your own shortcomings and be selfless with the mistakes of the other person. Instead of forever blaming fate and lamenting about life or others, take the time to do the things you love, be with the people you love and explore new lands. So wouldn't that make life lighter and more beautiful? Life is short, learn how to forgive others, that's what forgiveness is for yourself.