It is the "michchami dukkadam" time of the year. WhatsApp groups are overflowing with messages to the effect. In a way, it is a lovely practice, seeking forgiveness for the hurts caused to others due to your speech, actions, thoughts, words, deeds, what have you!
Yes, forgiveness is a great virtue. In my opinion, it is good for one's own peace of mind because each time that tsunami of injustices reverberates, it is your own psychological horizon that turns topsy-turvy. Hardly worth it! Best forgotten!
I am not sure though. Any sensitive, sensible, simple, straightforward person finds it extremely difficult to forget or forgive the harm sadistically, consciously caused, knowingly, willfully, viciously, most often by ganging up against an innocent, powerless, lonely victim. To argue otherwise is being hypocritical.
Why indeed prostrate one's guileless self in front of the egoistic guilty? What is the best solution then? I suppose, it is constantly working on oneself, on becoming better n best by the day, growing up every which way. When one is so creatively committed, injustices consciously heaped pale into insignificance, and one inches for sure toward the fulfilment of each dream nurtured forever.
As for the sadistic perpetrators, best it is to leave them to the sense of justice by which the very universe breathes. In other words, "michchami dukkadam" is forgiving oneself for being victimised viciously, and never ever to forget that hopeless, helpless contexts were such! The rest, as Shakespeare's King Lear would say, is peace!
Pratima@The try at translation which the great Gajanana is sure to forgive, but never would forget! "In the beginning the supplication/To Ganapati, of wisdom infinite ocean!// Shrive Thee me of ignorances multiple/ Bestow brilliance, in acumen make me excel!"
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