After last night’s meeting my thoughts wandered around the idea of forgiving. Where did I acquire the burning need to avenge every wrong? I started to think about it and realised that every form of story media works based on conflict. Books, television and film all portray the tortured hero desperate to right the grievances, from black and white westerns to the latest Hollywood blockbuster. What kind of a story would it be if the Luke Skywalker just shrugged his shoulders and said, “Ok, I forgive you.”
Regarding my philosophy for life, do I want to say, “I sought a spiritual path,” or do I want to say “I saw it on the TV.”
Every day people forgive the type of incident we all hope never to experience, storylines worthy of Hollywood at its most gruesome. Surely I can learn to forgive the petty annoyances that occur in my life and if I do, then how much more serenity do I acquire?
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
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