Greetings and peace be with you xa_xa_ft;
You are right, you can never forget. But what you can learn to forget is the hurt and anger this has caused you. The person who angers you controls your mind and thoughts, they could be a thousand miles away or even dead, but they have this little remote control, and they push your buttons. The only person who should be in control of the peace that should be inside your head is you.
I have been on a journey of forgiveness for the last six years. I believe I was unfairly sacked from a job I had been doing for ten years. I never had a day of sick, I did a lot of the jobs other people seemed afraid to do, caring for people with challenging behaviour.
Even to this day I think it was unfair, but I feel it is better to forgive and strive to overcome any anger I have for them. So, to help me overcome my anger, I have done about fifteen hundred hours of voluntary work for the people who sacked me.
I shall be going back again on Friday to do another five, in December I will voluntarily take a couple of the guys on holiday for a week. At minimum wages I have probably given them about £10,000 of my time. Every now and then, I come into contact with the people responsible for my sacking.
People say I am mad, I should have sued for compensation, and I agree with them. But I cannot explain the profound sense of peace that I feel, it is beyond money. I don't have the time or the energy to waste on feeling angry.
In the spirit of praying to a just and merciful God,
Eric
I have forgiven but i can not forget and thats a big difference.
You are right, you can never forget. But what you can learn to forget is the hurt and anger this has caused you. The person who angers you controls your mind and thoughts, they could be a thousand miles away or even dead, but they have this little remote control, and they push your buttons. The only person who should be in control of the peace that should be inside your head is you.
I have been on a journey of forgiveness for the last six years. I believe I was unfairly sacked from a job I had been doing for ten years. I never had a day of sick, I did a lot of the jobs other people seemed afraid to do, caring for people with challenging behaviour.
Even to this day I think it was unfair, but I feel it is better to forgive and strive to overcome any anger I have for them. So, to help me overcome my anger, I have done about fifteen hundred hours of voluntary work for the people who sacked me.
I shall be going back again on Friday to do another five, in December I will voluntarily take a couple of the guys on holiday for a week. At minimum wages I have probably given them about £10,000 of my time. Every now and then, I come into contact with the people responsible for my sacking.
People say I am mad, I should have sued for compensation, and I agree with them. But I cannot explain the profound sense of peace that I feel, it is beyond money. I don't have the time or the energy to waste on feeling angry.
In the spirit of praying to a just and merciful God,
Eric