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CAPTAINZING2000 · 12-11-2004, 02:56 PM

Two friends were walking through the desert. At one point during the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt and, without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone ... why?"

The other friend replied, "When someone hurts us, we should write it in sand where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone.

Take a potato and write on it the name of a person who has fallen from grace with you. Do this for everyone who has raised your ire and never received your forgiveness.

When you have finished, gather all your potatoes together and place them in a sack.

Keep this sack next to you at all times. Take it to work. Take it to lunch. Take it everywhere you go. And always have it with you at home.

How long would it take for you to grow tired of carrying this burden around? How long would it take your potatoes to sprout into other things, fester and smell?

Wouldn't it be nice to be free from the weight, stench and constant reminder of hurt, disappointment, heartache and anger?

By hanging on to things that are unpleasant, we create more anguish for ourselves.

When you forgive someone, you free yourself from an oppressive load of negativity.

Forgiveness allows you to create peace on your life.

I wish you peace.

12-11-2004, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
CAPTAINZING2000 Psalm 118:24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ILLINOIS Posts: 9,445 Blog Entries: 1	Forgiveness Two friends were walking through the desert. At one point during the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt and, without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE. They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE. The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone ... why?" The other friend replied, "When someone hurts us, we should write it in sand where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it." Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone. Take a potato and write on it the name of a person who has fallen from grace with you. Do this for everyone who has raised your ire and never received your forgiveness. When you have finished, gather all your potatoes together and place them in a sack. Keep this sack next to you at all times. Take it to work. Take it to lunch. Take it everywhere you go. And always have it with you at home. How long would it take for you to grow tired of carrying this burden around? How long would it take your potatoes to sprout into other things, fester and smell? Wouldn't it be nice to be free from the weight, stench and constant reminder of hurt, disappointment, heartache and anger? By hanging on to things that are unpleasant, we create more anguish for ourselves. When you forgive someone, you free yourself from an oppressive load of negativity. Forgiveness allows you to create peace on your life. I wish you peace.