Forgive & Forget

Forgiveness and forgetting are about releasing the heavy burden of past hurts so that we can live more freely in the present. It involves acknowledging the pain someone caused while choosing not to let that pain control our emotions or dictate our future actions. By forgiving, we allow ourselves to heal, transforming negative experiences into lessons learned rather than lingering memories. Forgetting, in this sense, means moving forward without continuously revisiting the sting of past wounds, thereby opening up space for growth, joy, and new experiences.

➤It’s like your neighbour who takes out rubbish, throws it outside his house, into your house compound and forgets about it and you allow that rubbish to remain there, without thinking of getting it cleaned. Someone throws a few negative words at you and they forget, but not only do you not forget but you repeat them in your mind to such a point that at times these action replays do not even let you sleep, be content, and at peace within.

➤We need to learn the art of forgetting past memories that generate shadows of hurt or pain in our present. The past has already gone and what you have now is the present moment. So let go, forgive and forget. Without forgiving you will not be able to forget. Listening to and reading 'spiritual wisdom' and practicing "introspection" and "meditation" help us inculcate this power within us based on the foundation of spiritual understanding and inner reflection.