Forgiveness as a gift

By Clara Evelina Govela Martinez

Talking about this topic is somewhat problematic because everyone sees forgiveness from their individual perspective. Each person is different; some are more sensitive than others and similarly have different experiences that have marked them in one way or another in some aspect of their lives. From that perspective, forgiveness is something difficult to grant.
There are several barriers that prevent us from practicing this gift.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Aug 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716682827

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INTRODUCTION

One of my most cherished friends told me a few years ago: Clara, I admire your ability to forgive so easily. I have a hard time practicing it. I really admire you for having the courage to do it.

I was surprised at hearing such words - to learn that perception of someone so dear to me. It gave me the joy to know that negativity didn't take over my heart.

As we grow up, we may experience anger, joy, sadness, fear, etc., so many emotions resembling a glass being filled with water; so are thoughts filling our mind and endless sensations, our hearts.

Talking about this topic is somewhat problematic because everyone sees forgiveness from their individual perspective. Each person is different; some are more sensitive than others and similarly have different experiences that have marked them in one way or another in some aspect of their lives. From that perspective, forgiveness is something difficult to grant.

There are several barriers that prevent us from practicing this gift.

One of them is to feed the grudge for something that another person did to us, told us or provoked some situation that bothers us constantly. Or, we get carried away by the negative judgment of others about us or about something we