Pranaam yatri,
Year after year, I see people joining their hands, bowing down and saying ‘Michhami Dukkadam’ in and after Paryushan.
While I am all in for the message and act of asking for forgiveness, seeing smiles (instead of remorse) on people’s faces confuses me.
Is it right to repeat your wrongs after saying sorry?
Is it right to say sorry if you’re sure that you’re going to hurt others through thoughts, words, and actions?
While exploring the answers to bring myself some peace, I think I may have found a solution.
There is a way where you can forgive everyone.
This method is simple, but perhaps not easy.
But you can decide that for yourself.
The solution is:
Develop confidence in yourself.
Particularly, develop the confidence that you can be happy even if things go wrong.
You need to trust yourself, and only yourself with your happiness.
It’s natural to wonder ‘How does this work?’
Here’s how.
You need to ask for forgiveness when you’ve hurt someone.
You hurt someone when you are angry/disappointed with them.
You get angry/disappointed when you believe they could have done better.
You want them to do better/ conform to your expectations because if they don’t, you will not
