GETTING EVEN

Let those who “get even” by hurting those who have wronged them think again because they are only sowing fresh seeds of unpleasant fruit which will soon ripen for them to taste. They will have to eat and drink to the dregs the revenge concoction they have served on others in the name of getting even! It is not in our place to judge and execute our sentences on others as only the Laws of the Almighty work out reward or punishment for human spirits and repays each one with the most incorruptible, severe and  adamantine Justice! Have we not been told that: vengeance is Mine?

Another reward for refusing to forgive those who have offended us is that we will remain chained to them by earthly invisible chains! How about that? Remain unrelenting if you feel that such enslavement is worth it.

Let us therefore forgive others but not forget to protect ourselves from future hurt. We need to guard against a “next time”. We can take a cue from one very notable and revered personality who on May 13, 1981 was shot in public four times at close range. He later forgave the aggressor in prison and asked that he be pardoned by the state. After this incident however, he did not forget to get a more secure mobile car that allowed him to stay close to the people and at the same time provide a higher level of security and safety.