Most people have experienced injustice and cruelty which, if left unchecked, could leave them sipping from the cup of bitterness for the rest of their days. It may be impossible to erase such memories but it is important to contain them. If they continue to play a role in your life, you will be as subservient to them as an addict is to heroin. You want to take whatever positives can be gleaned from the experience and move on.
Don't expect others to empathize or understand. They have problems of their own and besides, you can waste large chunks of time wondering why this or that person didn't behave nobly.
Consider people you've met who have become addicted to bitterness. Odds are, you would not want to be any of them.
I've got to print this out and put it in my pocket Michael. Thanks for articulating the issue so well. Keep up the great work sir. E.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad it was helpful.
Best,
Michael
Thank you Michael.
ReplyDeleteI know it's trite to say that holding on to bitterness is like taking poison and hoping that the other person dies.
But it's true.