The seventh lesson learned from my dad is on the subject of forgiveness.

I’m not as magnanimous as my dad but I’m learning his way of acceptance.

I witnessed instances of betrayal and breach of trust with far reaching consequences but my dad was always the bigger man.

I learnt from dad to switch the channel so when we suffer a blow, we acknowledge it and deal with it politely then move forward.

You may have heard of the story of the five balls. These are named- work  family,  health, friends and integrity. Imagine juggling these in the air. The four balls- family   health, friends and integrity are made of glass. If we drop one of these they will be irrevocably damaged or even broken. They will never be the same. We must understand what is important and where not to waste our energy, and forgiveness is one way to bring balance in our life as we refuse to let the hurt control us.

We sow what we reap is a well known saying. Who are we to judge others let their actions speak for themselves and besides we all get our comeuppance in the end.

Forgiveness takes skill and a big heart. There are two types of people in this world one type that gives us warmth like the radiator, and another that tries to zap out our energy.

My Dad had this amazing ability of showing magnanimity even if the other party was totally undeserving.

Disappointments are part of life often we naively trust. The best tonic for a situation like that is damage limitation, and let them lose us from their world.

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DMP