In one of the legends about Buddha, a woman afflicted by the loss of her son turns to him to raise him and he replies that it is possible to do so, even if it is difficult, and she agrees to do whatever it takes to save her son. . Buddha ordered him to bring mustard seeds from a house that had not been touched by death. After a terrible day from house to house, the woman realizes that there is no such house and that, somehow, we have all been touched unfortunately.
It is very rare, if there is no such thing, to find a human being who has not been injured by trauma or a difficult event, sometimes these events have consequences that can last a lifetime, and therein lies the importance of forgiveness.
- Culturally.
- We learn that forgiveness gives others a form of acquittal because of their lack of tact.
- Bad behavior.
- Or carelessness with us.
- This forgiveness that we give to others are hollow words so that the surface of the situation may calm.
- While in the depths of our current powerful minds they permeate us in different directions.
This type of forgiveness is not used to create something of value in our lives, but we can aspire to understand forgiveness as a process of acquiring inner peace in a difficult situation.
In the book “Forgiveness is Healing”, author Fred Luskin reveals that true forgiveness has the following characteristics at its heart:
And this last point is perhaps the most important, because it goes to the heart of the problem and has the ability to touch our hearts.
We can recognize that what we are living, however difficult and stormy it may seem, is a shared experience with humanity. This has certainly happened and will continue to happen, because it is part of the human experience, even if it is incorrect. It brings us together and allows us not to take things personally, it helps us to give more importance to what awaits us than to what is left, in this we recognize our strength and our ability to overcome adversity and leave behind what is not good for us.
Returning to legend, the end says that: this woman, when she concluded that it was impossible to change what had happened, because it was very common to experience a profound loss, found the peace that no one could have given her. Like this woman, each of us can find peace where only suffering is experienced.
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