Forgiveness

The release of all kinds of resentment towards a person, giving a chance of happiness.

Struggles in life throughout the years made me a stronger person. Personal experiences in life could tell you otherwise, but I know what previous experience made me, a person of forgiveness. Throughout my childhood, I learned to keep quiet and held my feelings, not a very good idea. I still could hear my parents’ Loud voices in my room, I would step in and breaking fights, not a good idea either. No matter how hard moments got, and how freighted the situation was, my brother and I hold hands together side by side, but did it change my life for the worst? No, does this mean my parents are the worst parents? No. We all make mistakes in life, nobody is perfect. Perfection does not exist; in fact, nothing is perfect and because of this understanding I did learn to forgive.

There is a time when you ask yourself, why does this happen to me? Meaning there are the worst situations than what you are going through. I had a roof over my head, food and clothing, and the love of my parents. As a kid, I did learn how to appreciate life, but when things did not go well with my parents, the desire of leaving was there. As I became older, I did understand the causes of the problems. Even though one of my parents was wrong, I stayed because the love I had was bigger than the actual problem, I still had a loving family who did and still take care of me. Forgiving and understanding each parent's point of view led me to help them even more.

Remember not all problems are the same, also not every person will handle it the same and the word forgiveness is not a choice for some of them, for my understanding not when a person is hurt. Anger and revenge towards a person would be the first thing to feel because you will want to be protected and fight back could be what is best at the time. I being there, it takes time to heal. This feeling will come and go thought-out life. Finding forgiveness is one of the best feelings because it feels like taken “weight off your shoulders”, like freedom.

I found that when I forgive I find peace within me and I became a stronger person. Resentment should not hold you back from living life. Am not saying it will be perfect but can tell you it will get better, I did learn this the hard way. No more of holding my feeling or keep quiet, speaking up about my feeling did teach me how to move on and forgive. Especially when it comes to family or a known friend, because today there here but how about tomorrow. Never hold anger or resentment towards someone because you might wish they could be here to forgive and move on good terms.

Remember problems don’t last forever, and we are here in this world temporarily the greatest thing we could have is each other and fighting should not be the solution forever problem. Forgiveness those that make you stronger. I couldn’t hold anger toward my parents because of what happened. At the time took me some time to understand, but we stick together through the end. Hope everybody can find peace and the feeling of forgiveness. Life continues and behind you should never be no matter what.