Forgive your ENEMY....POssible in real life ??

@uditpanda (1023)
India
January 1, 2009 10:51am CST
There is a saying , You can be called generous if you can forgive your enemy. I find it hard to do so in my real life. I just cannot get over my emotions & can't tame my anger. Can you do it ? Is it possible on your part to forgive your enemies ??
6 responses
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
1 Jan 09
It is possible to forgive our enemy in real life. Maybe not at the moment of anger, but some time after that. It takes a lot of inner strength, especially after the enemy has destroyed our life, our future. In the past there had been people who regarded me as an enemy and treated me as one. At one point my life was made difficult by someone who had a lot of influence in society. My students wanted to do something to him because they hated seeing what was done to me. I stopped them by saying they would get into troule. I preferred leaving things like this to God. Now this person is no longer a well known figure, and he has lost a lot of respect. In summary it is possible with a lot of effort. all the best, rosdimy
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
1 Jan 09
Sorry for intruding in to your personal matter...but would u mind telling me,when u blocked your students taking action on that man,what was in your mind ? Didn't you wish to god to destroy everything that was with him...haad me been in your place ,i would have done that.
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
1 Jan 09
This is a discussion so don't worry, your question is not regarded as an intrusion. My students wanted to burn his car. To me God knows the best punishment for any evil act. I did not wish for him to be destroyed. All I wanted was for people to see the truth, and for him to see his mistakes. I do not know whether he has realised his wrong doings but people who used to support him have realised the truth. If I let my students burn his car they and I would have been in trouble with the law. It would have also tarnished my image even further. I can understand your feelings because I was also angry. Feelings of resentment would only eat us up. all the best
• China
2 Jan 09
Usually,it's easy to say more than action. But i will forgive my enmey in my real life. Why not? i remember some words from mother Teresa,If you are successful,you will win some faults friends and true enemies.succeed,anyway. I believe that there is a destiny. Someone who love you or someone who hate you.This is common life. Here i would to talk about a little story about my true enmey.When i was a primary student,12 years old at that time,i was scolded and abused at one of my close friends.I couldn't accept the fact that she hated me.when i knew the truth why she didn't satisfied with me,i was thoroughly angry with her.Is that real friendship? i was jsut promoted to be a moniter,and she envied me very much.Moreover,she told to all the friends of us that i was under qualified for this job. How gloomy days i got! What should i do next? i couldn't help asking myself,is she still my best friend? Then i hided my broken heart and did well in my job to a good moniter. Finally,i proved my ability. Of course,she was not my best friend any more,but not a enemy at all.Just a acquaintance friend to me.i should appreciate her,to make me more mature, and to learn how to forgive the person who hurt you so much.i know i will meet a lot of enemies in my life,this is just the beginning.i've prepared how to face to them,coz i believe deeply,nothing is occasionally,and life is but a span,why don't i choose to live free and gracefully?
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
2 Jan 09
hey thats nice to hear. but i believe in childhood forgiving somebody is easier..as u grow up the task seems more and more difficult.
@stormy09 (437)
• United Arab Emirates
1 Jan 09
Yes it is possible... I easily forgive but sometimes I hardly forget....
@uditpanda (1023)
• India
1 Jan 09
ya...u must be knowing the famous saying FORGIVE YOUR ENEMIES BUT NEVER FORGET THEM...
• India
3 Jan 09
nope tht is hard call but if its for the gr8er good then i thnk i would reconsider fogiveing him/her then! but not before and stay away from him for a while tht would help w/ ur anger happy lotting and have a blessed new year
• United States
1 Jan 09
i think that being human gives us all faults and for me personally its very hard to forgive certain people for certain things. My husbands ex was a big problem for him and i even though before he and i met his ex and i were friends but once i got together with my husband she became weird (in the worst possible way) and tried to be very controlling over us i don't want to go into specifics but she used their kids against him and no matter what we did or said or how we tried to make her happy she still wouldn't let up eventually you then expect that person to do nothing but behave badly she has yet to prove to me that she will change and be a respectfull person to anyone. If its not her way then its no way at all and she throws a fit. But all in all it really depends on the person and what the offense was
@myadun1 (14)
• United Arab Emirates
1 Jan 09
hell no, naturally, humanly it is very very impossible to forgive your enemies. BUT i have come to realise one truth and that is WITH GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE it takes only God's grace accompanied with determination for forgiveness to take place. remember forgiveness is divine not natural. it comes from the inside, your mind must be free of hate, anger and disguise