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Burden?
One of my teachers
had each one of us bring
a clear plastic bag
and a sack of potatoes.
For every person
we'd refuse to forgive
in our life experience,
we were told to choose a potato,
write on it the name and date
and put it in a plastic bag.
Some of our bags, as you can imagine,
were quite heavy.
We were then told to carry this bag
with us everywhere for one week,
putting it beside our bed at night,
on the car seat when driving,
next to our desk at work.
The hassle of lugging this around
with us made it clear
what a weight we were carrying spiritually,
and how we had to pay attention
to it all the time to not forget,
and keep leaving it in embarrassing places.
Naturally, the condition of the potatoes
deteriorated to a nastyslime.
This was a great metaphor
for the price we pay
for keeping our pain and heavy negativity!
Too often we think of forgiveness
as a gift to the other person,
and it clearly is for ourselves!!
So the next time you decide
you can't forgive someone,
ask yourself ...isn't your bag heavy enough?
Author Unknown
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