Forgiveness

It touches you on the oddest of moments, teaching you in amazing tacit ways what the biggest virtue in humankind can possibly be - forgiveness.

i speak not as an observer, but as a participator. at different parts of my life, i realise, it is forgiveness that makes us human, cleanses us of undue thoughts, purifies our horizon and makes us look once again at life, the world and the future with hope and renewed faith.

yet, why does bitterness prevail in the hearts of some? i witness it again and again - and it hurts me. Surely this is not the purpose of creation. of experiencing day to day living. of knwing that we will wake up tomorrow cos we are already making plans with our friends.../ family etc. Where does forgiveness come from?

Have we stopped to wonder? Why do we take it for granted. where it comes from i mean, not the act of forgiving. alwys going back to the source, the soul is constantly searching for this source. I was reading somewhere today "... spiritual aspiration is to the intellect as perfume is to a flower." well captured i thought.

and still we do not know answers or maybe we are shown the answers but we can't see them cos we dont recognise them. hmmm..

back to forgiveness: it's so 'big' to forgive but once done, it's the easiest thing is the world, more easier than oversoming some fear that resides within. But if anger is bore within, and forgiveness is not on the mind and hearts (and sadly not even in their soul) then experience makes us a hardened man/woman.

how readily the dog forgives... whether a street stray or your domesticated jack russel, poodle, or terrier. It forgives and moves on and LOVES u again. How wonderfully simplistic this creation is :)

human tendancy to hold on to anger to sad experience and replay the scenario over and over is a sad way to live out our days. Sure grief is important, but one MUST move on. Whether it takes, 6 months, one year or 10 years, everyday the effort to forgive and move on must occur. I feel this way we can spread more understanding among one another.

Of course i am not saying just forgive without rectifying the situation. I say by all means address the issue, point out to the person(s) how they may have wronged us but hey move on.

i end here with a few words from a persian poet:

" Beware of the bitterness of internal wounds
Because at last an internal wound will break out
Forbear to uproot one heart as long as thou canst
Because one sigh may uproot the world."
~ Sadi of Shiraz

Round a few continents

Well, before I set foot i thought I better remind myself where I'll be going. So here's a very very brief itinerary...

SIN-Cali- Seattle-Vancouver-Toronto-Montreal-Ithaca- New York-(maybe Boston, Philadelphia)
New York - London - Amsterdam - Frankfurt-Kaiserslautern-Rhine Valley-Prague- Bregenz- Zurich- Geneva - Morroco- Jordan(maybe), Dubai(possible sidetrip umrah to Mecca & Madinah - meet dad in Dubai), Back to Dubai - Karachi

KHI-Mumbai-BKK-Laos- SIN

More updates coming up soon!