
If we fall and hurt ourselves, eventually we
heal and end up with a scar on the part of the body that was hurt. The scar
might stay with us forever, reminding us of that accident. When we have our
feelings hurt by someone, we might also get a scar on our soul that reminds us
of that hurt. The difficult part is to leave that scar alone and don’t think
about it constantly, feeling sorry for ourselves for what happened.
Healing
is never complete without forgiveness. If we continue to think about everyone
who hurts us, we will never move forward with our lives and be whole again. The
scars should be seen not as a reminder of our misery, but as a symbol of our courage
for surviving that unpleasant experience and become the person we are now. It
is only up to us to decide if we are going to look at something with sadness or
with gratitude for the lessons we have learned.
Cicatrizes
Se caímos e nos
machucamos, eventualmente nos curamos e acabamos com uma cicatriz na parte do corpo que foi ferida.
A cicatriz pode ficar
lá para sempre, lembrando-nos do acidente. Quando somos emocionalmente machucados por
alguém, nossa alma também fica com uma cicatriz que nos lembra daquela mágoa. A parte difícil é esquecer essa cicatriz e não pensar nela constantemente, sentindo pena de nós mesmos pelo que aconteceu.
A cura nunca é completa sem o perdão. Se continuarmos a pensar em todos os que nos
ferem, nunca iremos progredir na vida
e nos tornar inteiros novamente. As cicatrizes não devem ser vistas como uma lembrança de nossa miseria, mas
como um símbolo da coragem que tivemos para sobreviver àquela experiência desagradável e nos tornar a pessoa que somos agora. Só cabe a nós mesmos decidir
se vamos encarar alguma coisa com tristeza ou com gratidão pelas lições que aprendemos.
Last night I was watching a soap opera, and one of the characters, a wife who had told her husband a serious lie, was helped by her grandmother to fix the situation. Although her husband had forgiven her, the grandmother said: "Remember: In a broken relashionship,despite being mended, there will always be a crack." That's it, I think.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Ana. Forgiveness is a very tricky, but important, thing.Thanks for your comment. Bjs.
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