Just got the news that a member of the extended family passed away. God rest his soul.
This person, in his lifetime, singlehandedly redefined a part of our future. He took us from our moderate means and pushed us down to morsel measurers. I grew up with a burning hatred for him that turned into an intense level of disassociation with all of his family.
And now he is no more.
It definitely does not reverse the past. But what does it do to the future. While he awaits his judgement should I continue to maintain my emotion with no cause anymore? Or should I treat him and his wrongdoings as bygones and progress further from an emotion with no release...
This is a defining moment in time. One where I can either put all the past behind me and come to terms with the present and future or I can continue glooming into what was and disengage with what could be.
I have a cousin out of this relationship. I don't know whether to acknowledge him as an individual or treat him as the next of kin and pass onto him the mantle of my hatred.
With his passing away, God rest my soul.
1 comment:
The sins of the father should not be thrust upon his son!
Your dislike and your hatred, whether well deserved or not serve more to hurt, injure and damage you than any other. Serve it up as an offering to the pyre and be free.
As for the son, he is an individual in his own right! Accept him as such.
Life teaches us much, most of it in a manner calculated to get our blood boiling at the unfairness of it all. Learning comes from accepting, understanding the why's or if you do not have the patience for that, letting go!
My message to you today: Life is offering you a chance to close the chapter and be done with it. TAKE IT, with both hands!!!!
GODS ALL BLESS
K
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