....It's The Lil' Things That Make Life Sweet....

Thursday, April 16, 2009

I watched Oprah.

I know this is very dated but read this. *click here*

I found it incredibly amazing that his father could forgive him. At first, I thought it was ridiculous and that maybe he's just as sick and wanted to get some air time on TV. But when the story started unfolding, I felt really bad for thinking that way because this is a man who had his entire life taken away from him. Imagine finding out that your son killed your family, the people you love most, your reason to live, your meaning of life. How could anyone be sane again? How could anyone want to live anymore, let alone live a normal life and have the capacity to forgive? How could one have faith in God after that?

I tried imagining being in his shoes. I would be angry, confused and so lost. There wouldn't even be time for forgiveness. I would be engulfed by darkness that would last an eternity.

But Kent Whitaker chose to forgive. He chose to live. He chose to rise to a place where very few could. He cleansed his heart of the poison of hatred and chose to heal. He was brave and strong enough to fight what most of us couldn't, wouldn't.

I was very inspired by his story. As I watched him speak about forgiveness, I couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and awe. I imagined the thoughts that he had to overcome, the grief and the pain of it all, the guilt and the self-pity. Yet he emerged victorious.

The things he said struck a chord in me. He said he knew that the only way to heal was through forgiveness. Because he wanted a new life, after going through all the pain and grief. It's true that there is no point going through all the pain and never rising above it. No point suffering so badly and end up still bitter, vengeful and full of grudge. And I also was reminded that being bitter and vengeful is actually more harmful to me than others. It is poison.

Kent Whitaker also credited his strength to his faith in God. Faith is a life saver. It doesn't have to be specifically in God, a higher power or an organised religion. A person can have faith in all sorts of things. Having faith draws out our inner strength. Human beings need to believe in something, be it in a higher power or just the goodness of mankind, in order to summon that inner strength. We need a reason to believe, a reason to take that next step. Faith is a beautiful, powerful tool. It makes us amazing. It gives us greatness.

So there was I on my parents' bed, eating an ice-cream, feeling this rush of clarity. We choose who we want to become. Forgiveness is a choice. It is our choice. And when there is a choice between a happy life and a bitter life, it's really a no brainer.

We go through life searching for answers, thinking that there is some complex profound way to understanding things. But the reality is, profoundness is usually found in the simplest of teachings. It is usually found in things we've always known but choose to ignore and forget. Our answers are in the fundamentals. Love and forgiveness.

Today I've found my answers.

And I love Oprah. :D

melia signed out with love @ 8:57 PM (1) earthling(s) farted

Comments:

God I love that line "we choose who we want to be"

so true baby so true.

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NKxvii : 2:03 AM

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