I hope one Day We can Say...

As I was going through the park the other, day, I observed all the people walking with a companion, maybe a child, a friend, a neighbour, a lover, a spouse, a work-colleague.
I began to wonder just how many times that collection of human beings I was observing had ever been offended by those they were walking with, and if so, were they still holding a grudge deep down.
Collectively, I suppose if I would have polled all those folks, the number of offences and grudges probably would have been quite high.

The question in my mind was, "If they were to put the offences on the scales of justice and balance them against all the great things that had happeend with the offender, would the scales balance out?
Probably not. In fact, the scales would most likely lean heavily in favour of all the great things they had experienced in their relationships with folks down through the years, the talks, the laughter, the discussion, all the wonderful experiences that happen between people in a relationship.

So, why are they still holding onto grudges? Why do they insist on hanging onto and dwelling on the negative things which have taken place in relationships, especially if they are so heavily outweighed by the positive things.

I don't know the answer to that question.

I just hope, before all is said and done, we can all look in the mirror and come to the point where where we can say, "Its over, its done. I'm leaving it all behind."
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