A rabbi and his disciple were walking in the street. A man drove by in a fancy carriage and pushed the rabbi out of his way, into a ditch. The rabbi yelled after the rich merchant: “May you have everything you ever want!” The disciple asked him, “Rabbi, why did you say that to a man with such horrible behavior?” The rabbi replied, “Because a happy man wouldn’t have thrown a rabbi into a ditch.
Ah, the power of compassion.
The next time someone does something to upset you, instead of immediately plotting your revenge or staying consumed in doom for weeks on end, try brush it off and have compassion towards the ones who’ve betrayed you any harm done to you by another is the result of them fighting a dark battle within. Being compassionate is much easier said that done, and some may even argue that having compassion means you let others walk all over you. I beg to differ. I like to think of it as you’re letting them walk beneath you, as you rise high above their actions and do not stoop to their low level. Something I will forever remember from a woman’s speech in Toastmasters is this: “Anyone that could deliberately harm another is a deeply unhappy person. Misery likes company and unhappy people want to bring others down with them. Don’t let them win by becoming just as unhappy or insecure as they are.”
Sometimes actions of others are simply unforgivable, this I completely understand, but please don’t let anger hang onto you like a steel anchor weighing you down daily. You’re much better than that. Find a way to let resentment go and move forward with your life. Once again, easier said than done, but definitely not impossible.
Buddha once said, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
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