Two friends were walking through the desert. At one point, 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 decided 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 friend replied 'when someone hurts us, let us write it down in sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, let us engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.'
This is a forward I got, and it has probably been around multiple times, but I thought it might be relevant to our discussion and shed light on attitudes about forgiveness. I hope you don't mind my posting here before the end of June.
{I have to say that the gap between what I believe and my success at practicing it is very wide.}
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4 comments:
Mary,
I think a lot of good stuff travels the Internet in forwards. Rather than dismiss it, though, I have learned to have a look and consider it as text--to respect it. I have seen this story, and I admire it. It contains an enormously important reminder to us to think about what really is important.
I think it's cool you posted early. No need to contain the energy. It's very important to let it be and to love it for what it is.
Perfect!
I get excited when a new project is underway! I want to think and talk! :-D
I was not objecting to what was said. I kind of liked it.
I love that story! I want to do that more in my own life.
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