“Holding on to resentment is a subtle form of slavery. Those who live tied to past grievances and injustices, prisoners of yesterday, give up their present and weaken their future. Obviously, neither resentment nor bitterness repairs what happened or punishes those who hurt us. It only prolongs the damage, but now from within. Remembering does not mean reliving. Memory is for learning, not for reopening wounds. There is dignity in letting go of what cannot be changed.
Forgiving is not forgetting or justifying. It is deciding that what happened will not dominate what is to come. It is a form of self-control, not weakness.
Life does not stop because of what was done to you. It stops because of what you decide to continue carrying. Free yourself to keep walking and continue on your path.”
Prabhuji
