Henry's thoughts

Saturday, May 21, 2005

It is so near yet so far
Reconcialation was on the verge of truth
The dead rose has just began blooming again
Spring is returning

Denying it is an act foolishness
You may sin with reason as long it is justified
Dun look at a glass from just one view
Look into it and you will know the truth

No Vengeance left in me
But has the destiny reach its destination
You ask is it coming
I can only say I am still waiting too

Gift of forgiveness

I know that pope had passed away few months ago. But I read a story about him which explains to me what is the greatest gift in this world. It is not money, properties or jewelleries, it is something that seems so invaluable to you, but priceless to another. Let me use Pope's real life experience to tell you what is actually this gift.

As we all knew, Pope was once shot in one of his trip. Fortunately, Pope survived and the assasin was arrested. However, instead of bearing grudges upon the assasin, Pope visited him in his prison cells and forgave him. This act by the Pope will always live in my memory till i return to the ground.

As we can see from the above, the greatest gift from a person is forgiveness. When one forgives another, you remove guilt from his heart and make him feel relieve again. I am not trying to be a great thinker or philosopher. I have experienced many drastic events this past few months and I learnt that to forgive someone is the best gift that you can give to that person, and being forgiven is the greatest gift that I have ever received from someone.

A meaningful story

My blog is finally back, people that know me well will understand why I am writing my blog again. Keep guessing for those who do not have a clue. For today, I will try to narrate a story that leaves a deep impression on me from the romance of the kingdom TV serial. This maybe just a story to you all but I just experience this feelings myself. First, I shall give u a brief introduction to the TV serial. My favourity general is Liu Bei, however the story that I am going to tell is not about him, but his biggest enemy, Cao Cao.

Cao Cao just won a war against Yuan Shao, then a much more stronger general than him. Victorious was he, he and his generals toured the fallen camp of Yuan Shao, when suddenly one of his general Zhang Liao found letters which were sent to Yuan Shao by some of Cao Cao's officials back home. However, instead of checking who are the senders and punished them, Cao Cao asked Zhang Liao to burn all the letters. Cao Cao claimed that this officials were worried about their lives and submit to Yuan Shao as he has a much stronger country. It is a norm for a human being to do that, where they run to those who can make them happy, even in turn betraying those who really care about them. By burning those letters, Cao Cao decided not to dig up the history and forgave those corrupt officials. This increased their loyalty to him and lead Cao Cao to achieve many great things.

There are a lot of sins done to you out there, but there are no use digging them up. Things that happen cannot be taken back, if that person have a conscience, he will feel guilty and this will haunt his whole life. Forgaving that person will win him over, while killing him will just end the problem. Everyone has been betrayed by their closest friends, but when a betrayal took place, there is a root to it. Instead of blaming the other person, look deep into the root and see what's wrong. I have done that. I have changed but something in me will be lost forever. Thank you for making me becoming a stronger person.