Life is beautiful and unique but at times difficult and hurtful. We go through harsh and painful situations, at times wrongs are done to us, and we are left with a taste of bitterness, feelings of pain, anger, hurt, sadness and even a sense of injustice.
Forgiveness is a basic prerequisite for freeing ourselves from past experiences and its stranglehold on us. As long as we resist forgiving others for mistakes or actions of the past, we are bound to that past. When we do not forgive others, we ourselves suffer from the negative consequences those negative emotions have on our body and mind. The same is true concerning not forgiving ourselves.
Feelings of being a victim, which sometimes lead to disillusionment, anger and resentment, have a very powerful effect on our nervous, endocrine and immune systems. When such feelings also lead to feelings of weakness, helplessness and hopelessness, then our defense system is even more seriously weakened.
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