About a month ago in my marriage class we watched a very touching movie titled Bella. It came out in 2006, is based on a true story, and won many awards for its inspirational message. Now, I’m not going to tell you what the story is about; however, I am going to tell you what I gained from it. During the movie I realized the power of forgiveness and the importance of being lenient when judging others. There is often more than meets the eye for the actions someone has done. Many times people have good intentions behind their actions, but those good intentions sometimes end up bad.
I think that when we hear about forgiveness we think it consists of forgetting and not holding grudges against those who have hurt us. To me forgiveness consists of that and more. Forgiveness extends to seeing those who have made mistakes or may be making mistakes at that time (whether or not those mistakes involve you) and overlooking what has happened/is happening, and seeing them for what they truly are deep down inside. It involves loving them when no one else will. It’s overlooking the bad and seeing their good and who they can become. Forgiveness is the key to helping others improve and will bring about much happiness in not only those you forgive, but also to yourself. Remember, a key part to forgiveness is forgiving yourself!
I have been wanting to see this movie, but completely forgot about it!
ReplyDeleteI agree about having to forgive yourself before you can start to forgive others, because if you can't forgive yourself, how can you forgive someone else?
I have learned early on to not hold grudges because it just leads to negative things.
Also, I need to watch this movie!