Two weeks later， Charlie came and told me， "I feel better. I drove to the cemetery and stood over his grave and dumped my angry. Then I closed my eyes and said to myself what I felt my dad would say. Wow， I never realized how much energy keeping all that anger inside can do to a person."
Forgiveness brings healing， freedom， and peace back into our lives. It opens our eyes to see what happened. It calls on us to pull down the walls， stop the silent treatment and put an end to the cold war.
Use today as an opportunity to open a door that has been closed too long. Forgive. Let it go. Put it behind you and see how much better you will feel.
Give it a try. It works.
最近，我前往当地一家医院的住院部看望一个朋友。
当我和比尔一起聊天时，一位先生走进房间。比尔看到他，便开始哭泣，那位先生也跟着哭了起来。那位先生还弯下腰来拥抱**的比尔。过了一会儿，那位名叫肯的先生告诉我：“他是我哥哥，我们已经有25年没说过话了。”
他的话让我大吃一惊，我说：“你是在开玩笑吧？”
“不，我们曾经为了一笔财产发生过争执，从那以后，我们就再没来往过。”肯回答。
比尔说：“肯，你还没看到过我的孩子。”
接着，比尔将他的孩子们挨个儿介绍给他们的叔叔。我离开关怀病区时感慨万分：我们不肯宽恕别人是多么不应该。生命匆匆，要想把所有丢失的时间全都补上，是非常困难的。
这次经历让我开始思考宽恕的力量，思量着我们对宽恕的迫切需求。的确，当他人的言语或行为让我们受到伤害的时候，我们会觉得受了伤。可是，我们需要跨越伤害，去疗伤止痛，而宽恕则是治愈伤痛的良药。
我愿意把宽恕当成一种勇敢的选择。宽恕清除了生活中的怨恨、苦难、愤怒、憎恶和复仇。我们应该自我反省：“我情愿把宝贵的时间和精力浪费在这些令人厌恶的情绪上吗？”