Food for soul!!
By neha gupta
@svunky (43)
Delhi, India
October 16, 2015 1:09am CST
hello people
so i thought everyday i am going to post one quote to serve as food for your soul.. we all need some positive thought everyday..don't we??
so here's something on forgiveness:
"As I walked out of the door towards the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if i don't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison" --- Nelson Mandela.
Wow, a beautiful thought and very true.. i have tried practising but failed at times.. carrying burdens and bitterness from the past ..
Guess we all carry something from our past which is so unnecessary and over the years we realise it was not at all important or worth wasting time upon..
Have you forgiven someone who really did bad with u??
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
16 Oct 15
Hello and welcome to mylot. You have mentioned a very meaningful quote. 
You have not elaborated why do you carry burdens of past? Can you not forget those? Do you not want to forget?
Forgetting something is in our hands, I believe. If I want to remember something, I will find out the ways to remember it and if I want to forget something, I will tell my mind -'Let us forget this'. We are our own masters but the point is we should know how to condition our mind.
Now to your question - If anyone has done something wrong with me, I do not carry the grudge I let it go from my mind. I do not want to remember bad events/moments because these things generate more bitterness and negative feelings. I forgive the person, who has done wrong with me and I try to avoid him, if possible.
You have not elaborated why do you carry burdens of past? Can you not forget those? Do you not want to forget?
Forgetting something is in our hands, I believe. If I want to remember something, I will find out the ways to remember it and if I want to forget something, I will tell my mind -'Let us forget this'. We are our own masters but the point is we should know how to condition our mind.
Now to your question - If anyone has done something wrong with me, I do not carry the grudge I let it go from my mind. I do not want to remember bad events/moments because these things generate more bitterness and negative feelings. I forgive the person, who has done wrong with me and I try to avoid him, if possible.@svunky (43)
• Delhi, India
16 Oct 15
@dpk262006 thank u so much... yes have some hurt from past which I'm getting over. .It's taking me a little longer coz I cannot avoid the person concerned but I think gradually will become indifferent. . And yes its not a love related thing
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U r right ..conditioning the mind is what I need to do...thinking about the things only make me feel bitter. . I need to free myself from that. .I don't have any grudge. .just that it hurts
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U r right ..conditioning the mind is what I need to do...thinking about the things only make me feel bitter. . I need to free myself from that. .I don't have any grudge. .just that it hurts1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
19 Oct 15
@svunky - Even if you happen to face the person, who hurt you, you should try to erase the bitter memories from your life.
All the best.
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@svunky (43)
• Delhi, India
21 Oct 15
@dpk262006 yes forget and then forgive. .If not forgive ill just forget it. .lately I've stopped talking about that person which has helped me a great deal. .kind of out if mind ..makes me feel less bitter
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