Dear editor,
It is always a sad thing to witness the ‘fall’ or ‘failure ’of another.
Most often two things may happen.
I may choose to gloat in the ‘sin’ of the other and possibly feel superior, or I can choose to recognize that we are both fragile beings capable of making the same mistakes.
If I can intentionally forgive the other….reconciliation is possible.
If I choose not to forgive, I will become angry, bitter and eventually dislike and condemn everyone who I think errs…including the face in the mirror.
“Everyone of us is capable of doing the worst thing that anyone else has done”.
“Everyone of us is capable of doing the worst thing that anyone else has done”.
It is a good time to reflect ————-
on what triggers this anger in me,
the unforgiveness I cling to,
the power that makes me feel big,
the first time anyone said “NO” to me
…was it a parent?
…was it a teacher?
…was I bullied?
…was it an abuser to whom I felt powerless to say NO?
…when was control taken away from me?
In the big picture, we are all one, we are all connected; we are ALL scarred and scared.
One need only watch the news to see how ‘successful’ power, hatred, abuse of every kind have not been.
We don’t need a town of only young people or only old people. We do need a town where young, old, black, brown, white, all people of every race, gender, creed and culture feel safe …and not only safe, but happy, welcomed and joy-filled.
Hatred is a bigger killer than Covid or any disease… and all it takes is a daily shot of kindness, care, love and good-will to eradicate it.
-Jacklynne Faragher-Guimond
