The Poison or The Remedy?

Remember that forgiveness is the most powerful weapon on earth. Forgiveness doesn't wait for an apology, it doesn't wait for the offender to recognize their offense. Forgiveness just offers itself graciously. It holds far more power than a grudge ever could. Once given, it frees the forgiver of any and all burdens, and it restores their joy. A grudge however, it has power sure, but the of the toxic variety, and it destroys only the heart that holds it. A grudge is Poison. Forgiveness... the Remedy. Do not let your heart be consumed by anger or hate. That will only prolong the initial hurt you felt when the person wronged you in the first place. And it will continue to steal your joy. The only solution to overcoming suffering caused by betrayal is to forgive those who have betrayed you. There is no other way. You can choose to either hold onto what each person does wrong to you in this life, accumulating burden after burden, weighing yourself down with bitterness and resentment....Or, you can spare yourself the prolonged misery of holding on and finally let go, so that you can begin to heal. So what's it going to be? Are you going to drink the poison or are you going to take the remedy?