To Err Is Human, to Forgive Is Divine

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“To err is human, to forgive is divine” – A reflection Humans are certainly sinful, which only means that committing mistakes at some point in our life is inevitable. It is human nature to make mistakes, but ironically it is very difficult to forgive. The attitude of being compassionate lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat other as we wish to be treated. Compassion compels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the sufferings of people which only mean that those who suffer sometimes are those who are unforgiven. However, we know for sure that nobody is entirely without sympathy for others. Let us reflect on what God did when Adam and Eve committed a very sinful deed that made them suffer for long, it was when Eve ate the forbidden fruit and gave birth to lots of children to take care of the Earth that God created but with all those sins they committed, God still forgave them but with necessary punishments for them to learn. They were shunted out from the Garden of Eden by God when he came to know about it. Sometimes in his anger man loses his senses and commits mistakes. But once he has done the mistake it is done. That is unalterable. The only remedy to correct the mistake is acknowledgement and realization. Since all of us are sinners at one time or the other, it will be desirable that we should forgive our enemies because forgiveness is a gift given by the God. Jesus Christ, even on the cross, during his last moments, was able to say this about the people who had put him to death: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing.” This only means then that if God can forgive those mistakes that they did and the mistakes and sins that we, humans, are doing right now, then do we have the right not to forgive those people who made trespasses against us? It is indeed so divine for us to

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