Why vengeance? - by Jemysjoy

A kid of four touched my white dress with soiled hands while trying to hug Me yesterday.I frowned and said after exchanging pleasantries,"see,we got my dress stained now". I didn't feel bad. I just wanted her to know her hands were dirty. I didn't get an apology,Instead,what she said surprised <a class="tc-blue" href="https://me.Putting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">me.Putting </a> her dress forward,she said,"Dirty me back''.This took me to my cave of thought.Vengeance?Revenge?A kid?Seems like we have a stereotype of hitting the "an eye for an eye''button.The kid didn't see forgiveness as an option.She believed that she deserved her action to be reciprocated.I wonder how revenge crossed her young mind.I looked at her and said," I don't do revenge,I don't have to dirty your beautiful dress." Revenge? She muttered.The word was too big for her understanding but she understood that I wasn't going to buy her idea of staining her dress. Some of us are like this,We believe we need to reciprocate every wrong done to <a class="tc-blue" href="https://us.It" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">us.It </a> is as little as not chatting up someone to ask how they are faring someone because they didn't do same for <a class="tc-blue" href="https://you.It" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">you.It </a> is as little as not greeting a person because you both saw each other and decided not to be polite.Some say,"she didn't wish me happy birthday so I won't"Some carry offense like badges.They wear it like office <a class="tc-blue" href="https://tags.They" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tags.They </a> don't believe people can change and be <a class="tc-blue" href="https://better.They" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">better.They </a> don't give benefit of doubt .Some of us go as far as sowing seeds of discord in the minds of others and making certain people look like fiends .The next thing you hear is,"na so she dey do, or na so I hear say he be"and the line goes on.Sometimes,we feel we can't do a thing for others because they didn't do it for us. This is the reason why some people do not believe that God can forgive their sins completely.They don't talk to Him.They hide their wrongs from Him forgetting that he sees and knows it all.This mindset makes it easy for people to be judgemental and to guilt trip others.I am not an angel right?I just couldn't think of staining the kid's dress because she did <a class="tc-blue" href="https://so.People" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">so.People </a> make mistakes that they are not proud of.We don't have to use it to label them as whatever they <a class="tc-blue" href="https://did.We" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">did.We </a> can pretend like their flaws are invisible! We can be patient with one another!We can be more soft and forgiving. We can be better than this!We are capable of forgiving people! We can choose to try not to hurt others.We can allow ourselves to be wrapped in God's <a class="tc-blue" href="https://love.We" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">love.We </a> can talk to God when we feel dirty and when we go <a class="tc-blue" href="https://wrong.We" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wrong.We </a> can allow God forgive us of our sins.We can do a lot to make the world a better place.This is s food for thought.Selah Speramus meliora... By Royal Priest and sage, Gabriel Eyi-ojotule Abigail alias jemysjoy .Stay blessed 🌹🌹🌹

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