Recently I 've been thinking about this topic. I had trusted someone important only to discover that this person(not saying who :) ) had abused my trust- by lying, breaking promises and by being clumsy with my trust.
I started thinking about how to restore relationships where our culture tells us that it is better to simply discard people.
Instead of simply 'kicking this person to the curb', I decided to forgive (again) and mend a relationship.Afterall, that is what true friendship and true love does- forgive and mend.
Forgiveness entails letting go of judging that person. It also requires us to let go of the hurt and disappointment by realizing that everybody including ourself makes mistakes.
Everybody deserves forgiveness
In this process I discovered that most people who disappoint others are actually suffering too: it is less than optimum to be a person who cannot be trusted.
Being untrustworthy or hurting others has an impact on the only thing you can ever really own in life - you r character.
Being an untrustworthy person is like being clumsy- noone trusts you to hold their precious trust, lest you break it.
And it is such a privilege to be given another person's valuable trust.
I began to feel empathetic towards the offender.
While I may not extend my trust fully to someone who is clumsy with trust, I certainly do wholeheartedly forgive them, wish them the best and hope that they learn how amazing it is to be someone worthy of other peoples trust .
Peace and Love xxx
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