THE ART OF FORGIVENESS.

Frank envisages the importance of Forgiveness, to maintain good relationships. Moreover, who does one constantly interact with?  it's family members first, then friends, neighbors, relatives, and those one associates with daily life. More often it's the spouse, children, and parents that need pardoning most for hurts inflicted, perhaps unintentionally.

    Would You not therefore rather forgive than hold a grudge, instead of disrupting the peace in a home.?

    Harboring a hurt is to be resentful which of course is not good. The sufferer is the one holding the resentment. It is also self-destructive and harmful to others. Often due to disagreements, one gets into a heated argument. Harsh words leave an agonizing pain, and with time, the hurt deepens, if no effort for an amendment is made. This is exactly what happened between HIM and his WIFE (Grace Frank), in such instances, it becomes even more difficult to forgive. This is the greatest hitch and block.

Not forgiving, festers in vindictiveness, worsening the situation. But fortunately for him, he was and still is, in association with some really good "Quality-thinking" people

    A very close friend of his,( Felix Simon) with much concern and good intent, had told him that along with forgiveness one should also try to forget the entire bitter incident.                                    He had also told him that it's not easy, but rather difficult and so one needs the intervention of Divine power. It's only by asking for help from this Divine source that one can forget. Time, of course, is also a great healer, he was told,. Frank had taken his advice and helped him tremendously.

    If YOU have a problem with forgiving, consider this. Sometimes, even asking for God's assistance, seems difficult. Such a situation occurs when you are continuously hurt by the same person. you, on your part, are doing your best to forgive and forget, but the repetitious pain of that hurt brings to the surface even past inflicted hurts combined with the present. This happens mostly with people we love and those closely related - hate and love, after all, walk hand in hand anyway! so basically, this occurs mostly in a family. In such instances, it is only prayers that help.                                                                                  There is no doubt that there is the exception to the rule sometime

    Also, what would help is this fact. If we realize that every human being is a masterpiece of God's highest form of creation, would it not dawn on anyone that all things created by him were and is good and a chance to be appreciated, loved, and respected? This in itself would eliminate the difficulty to some extent and make it easier. It is we who inflict upon ourselves unpleasant things happening by allowing evil to get a hold of us

    One should also have the common sense to know that when evil gets the better of us, then we are under pressure of friction in the of ill feelings, enmity, and unforgiveness. Dispel evil with the strong armor of "good" and what will bounce back is Joy.

    Here again, when there is persistence due to a stubborn unforgiving, or vindictive attitude, the only, best thing one can do is, IGNORE it and stay serene.                                                                                            And let go....... remembering that,

    "Forgiveness IS a Dignified Revenge."

    The challenge here is to make an enemy your friend!

ELEVATED LEVEL and SPIRITUAL RICHNESS is the doorway to this attainment, a precedent to a Harmonious atmosphere.     

                                        

                            Many Thanks To My Wife Grace