A Good Quote
This quote is taken from Andre Maurois and it deals with doing our best today and not holding grudges against people who don't meet our expectations. I can vouch for the fact that what he says is true. In reading my journals of more than 10 years ago, I have found that often the things that I was really upset about are things that I've completely forgotten about now. Let go of hurts and grievances and forgive others freely. Here's what Andre wrote:
"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Perhaps some man we helped has proved ungrateful, some woman we believe to be a friend has spoken ill of us, some regard we thought we deserved has been denied us. We feel such disppointments so strongly that we can no longer work or sleep. But isn't that absurd? Here we are on this earth, with only a few more decades to live, and we lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that in a year's time will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. For life is too short to be little."
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So very true. It always seems easier in hindsight to realize the triviality of such things. It's catching one's self in the midst of losing sight of the Big Picture that's sometimes the tricky part.
I keep trying, plugging along, hopefully getting better at it.