Forgive and Forget

Forgiveness is a quality of the minds, serene, 

It spells the beginning of bliss and peace.

Buddha preached the attribute of compassion,

For kindness enables building the forgiveness.

Jains celebrate the ten-day-festival of ‘Paryushan’,

Ask each other’s forgiveness, for any faulty action.

“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”

Jesus said from the holy cross, don't we all know? 

Vaishnavas believe that forgiveness is honour,

It is certainly purity and penance, for sure.

It’s a positive emotion and a conscious act,

Forgiveness helps us overcome resentment.

It lessens the feeling of insult and hurt,

Other’s weaknesses, it enables us to forget.

Hatred and violence get multiplied in retaliation,

And these would create a swirl of destruction.

‘An eye for an eye’ would leave the world blind,

Revenge is a virus that eats the vitality of mind.

Vengeance poisons a person’s entire being,

Whether physical, mental, or spiritual being.

Resentment, a recurring fever, burns energetic mind,

It’s a form of moral sickness that stops being kind.

It's beneficial at both personal and social levels,

It has been practiced for centuries by our sages.

Persons with a forgiving nature enjoy good health,

While anger or resentment, linked with poor health.

Forgiveness, the sound ethic, surely safeguards,

Our physical & mental health grow leaps & bounds.

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