Holding On

“Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.”

When Chazal tell us to forgive our friends [and enemies!] it is not only for the benefit of the forgiven but also for the benefit of the forgiver. The Rambam [hilchos tshuva] says that the way of merciful Jews is to forgive. Hashem gave us a nature that enables us to live less stressful lives.

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