Letting Go Of It


According to Confucius “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Forgiveness is the final act of love." Maya Angelou called it “one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself” while Gandhi named it “the attribute of the strong.” 

 For centuries, great minds and artists have sung the praises of the practice of forgiveness, and now science seems to have caught up with what the soulful have long suspected: forgiveness is good for us. It is an act of love and strength - a gift from which no one benefits more than ourselves. According to research by Dr. Frederic Luskin, Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, has uncovered illuminating findings about the personal rewards of forgiveness. These benefits include reducing anger, hurt, depression and stress, while increasing feelings of optimism, hope, compassion, physical vitality, self–efficacy, conflict resolution skills and confidence. 

Gandhi qouted “The weak can never forgive, forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” So here are reasons why you need to forgive, let go and move on which actually worked for me cause i had a not so nice scenario which i needed to forgive the person like for a thousand times: 
  • Forgiveness is mainly for your benefit, not for the benefit of the person you are forgiving. As long as you are feeling like a victim, you are carrying a heavy burden. Forgiveness allows you to put the burden down. And simply walk away from it. Free. 
  • Contrary to what you have been led to believe, forgiveness is an act of strength. You don’t forgive because you are weak, but because you are strong enough to realize that only by letting go of resentments you will be happy and at peace. 
  • To forgive someone is the highest, most beautiful form of love.“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Choosing not to forgive gets us stuck in our own past, preventing moving forward. Without forgiveness you are constantly stuck in your own past. Many people waste years of their lives in bitterness and resentment when they could, through forgiveness, have lived that time in joy.
  • Unforgiveness stands between you and God. “In this world, you are given as you give. And you are forgiven as you forgive. While you go your way through each lovely day, you create your future as you live.” ~ Peace Pilgrim.





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