--Maya Angelou
I don't have a problem with the first sentence. I agree 100%--forgiving is a superb gift to oneself.
Forgive everybody?!?!? Certainly it's a worthy goal. But the first thing that comes to my mind is the planned and intentional political corruption that is rampant in our U.S. government. Forgiving that is tough, because I see again in myself the tendency toward self-righteous anger. I must remember to separate forgiveness from the desire to change things for the better. I can forgive without condoning.
I would suggest that we also forgive everything. I close with a writing by my dear friend and fellow writer, Jeanne Looper Smith. This is a take on what a human life on Earth really is...
After the Curtain Call
The applause dies down, the flowers are thrown and the house lights are dimmed.
I return to the dressing room, remove my costume, put on some comfy shoes and head out to celebrate with my fellow actors.
We excitedly toast one another with remarks about how the play was flawless. We acknowledge how each of us played our roles with skill, and, so what if we flubbed a line or two in the production, it really didn’t matter.
There was no accusing one another for delivering the lines we did—even to the villains of the piece—no “How could you have said that or done that to me?” We knew we had set up the scenes and played the roles we had agreed to before we ever stepped on the stage—with maybe a bit of improvising thrown in—just to keep us on our toes.
After the lively celebration of our collective successes, I heard myself say, “Hey, let’s do another one.” This time, I’ll play the mother, you play the child, who wants to be my spouse? There’s a delicious role for the best friend—plenty of juicy parts to go around.
Who’s game?
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Forgive everybody and everything.
Leta
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