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suffer, become opportunities for one to display forgiveness and not outrage.
If you have ten reasons to be annoyed in a day, it is only resentment that is sent forth all ten times. Music of forgiveness is not played even once in your heart.
Indignation comes very naturally to one whereas it is a struggle to be forgiving. One may have resolved never to be provoked and yet when such an occasion arises, resentment pours out. One's determination, at that point, becomes fruitless.
One has experienced harm caused by anger many times. One has also been explained, in sermons, over and over again, how damaging and despicable anger is. Yet the heart cannot help but lean towards anger. It is believed, "No work can be achieved without anger. If we do not show indignation, we may be taken as cowards. If we are not angry, people may disregard us."
In the infinite time gone by, there have been infinite occasions when the soul has been wrathful willfully and has never exercised forgiveness, due to which its existence itself has become vindictive in nature. This is precisely the reason that even now the soul is more inclined, to feel anger and not forgiveness, even after understanding the terrible aftermath that anger can bring. If one desires one's existence to abound in forgiveness, then one needs to be repeatedly counselled about the damage caused by anger and the benefits reaped by pardoning. It is equally important for one to experience incidents in life, where one's forgiveness would be put to a test.
An ascetic had an as acrimonious disposition like that
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