How to Truly Forgive our Enemies

I read this post from Paulo Coelho's blog and thought that it's worth sharing:

FORGIVING YOUR ENEMIES

by Paulo Coelho

The abbot asked his favorite pupil how his spiritual progress was coming along. The pupil answered that he was managing to dedicate to God each and every moment of the day.

“Then all that’s left now is to forgive your enemies.”

The young man was shocked:

“But I’m not angry at my enemies!”

“Do you think God is angry at you?”

“Of course not!”

“And even so you ask Him to forgive you, don’t you? Do the same with your enemies, even though you don’t feel hatred for them."

“Those who practice forgiveness wash and perfume their own hearts.”

Need I say more? I guess not.

           xoxo

Hello, September!

It's the first day of September and I can't help but just feel happy. I can feel the happiness of the season. Everybody is looking forward for it because it is the time of giving and receiving as well. haha!

Kidding aside, since it is another season, it is another chance to renew what do something new and better. As I start this 1st day of BER months, I"ve read this very inspiring article from a Paulo Coelho's blog. By sharing this to you, I am hoping that we can apply at least half of what is written here for us to help not just the world, but ourselves as well. 

This one is entitled Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World

1. Change

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”

2. Control

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

3. Forgiveness

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

4. Action

“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”

5. The present moment

“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”

6. Everyone is human

“I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.”

“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”

7. Persist

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

8. Goodness

“I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

9. Truth

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”

10. Development

“Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.” 

I am hoping that these at least will help a lot for us to start the season right.

Happy September 1!

Advance

      xoxo