Revenge is a Burden

What does it mean to forgive? Forgiveness is not saying to another that you are okay with what they have done. It is not saying that you are overlooking the pain they have caused you because in reality... its not okay. It doesn't mean you must be involved with that person. Forgiveness is not forgetting either. Forgiveness is simply saying, "I do not intend on carrying this burden any longer. I do not plan on reliving this pain over and over again."

When we seek revenge, we are carrying baggage that is only hurting ourselves. The person whom we feel needs to "get what they derserve" is not hurt by this baggage. Only the one who carries it will feel this burden. Holding anger and pain inside is like poison to the soul. It affects each and every thing we do. Only when we make a decision and put forth the effort to lay this baggage down can we truly heal. Holding onto the anger and frustration that fuels revenge will only cause the one holding onto it more pain.

Forgive those that have hurt you....for your own sake. Do not let them cause you more burden than they have already caused. Let it go. Move forward. Do not carry a burden that you did not create.