Forgiveness
One of my teachers had each one of us bring
a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes.
For every person we'd refuse to forgive
in our life experience, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the
name and date and put it in a plastic bag.
Some of our bags, as you can imagine, were
quite heavy.
We were then told to carry this bag with
us everywhere for one week,
putting it beside our bed at night, on
the car seat when driving, next to our desk at work.
The hassle of lugging this around with
us made it clear what a weight we were carrying spiritually, and how we
had to pay attention to it all the time to not forget, and keep leaving
it in embarrassing places.
Naturally, the condition of the potatoes
deteriorated to a nastyslime. This was a great metaphor for the price we
pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity!
Too often we think of forgiveness as a
gift to the other person,
and it clearly is for ourselves!!
So the next time you decide you can't forgive
someone, ask yourself ...isn't your bag heavy enough?
Author: Unknown
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