The Art of Forgetting...

...the things, incidents, happenings, words and people (?) that I should forget.

I need to learn this badly. Pray, teach me. 

Uncle Herbert Tan told me the other day (he said that he was quoting from an unknown source - probably some Pope): "To quarrel is human... to forgive is divine..."

When I shared this on my Facebook Wall, Candice commented: "To forget is dementia..."

I laughed reading it ~ but if it were true, how sad! I pray that I won't have to wait till I have dementia to forget certain things. Wait a tick...what am I saying? I pray that I will never have dementia.

To be able to remember (even the bad things) does come with the comforting blessing of remembering the beautiful things. The beautiful "firsts". The faces and voices of loved ones. Good (and hilarious) conversations with cherished friends - online or offline. God's faithfulness. My identity as Grace Moo ~ and as God's beloved daughter in Christ. The useful things as well... for example what I studied in school.

So perhaps, I need not the art of forgetting ~ but the art of choosing not to be fixated on bad memories.

It starts with the first, divine step ~ forgiving. And so, God ~ You who forgave in Christ ~ please grant me the grace and strength to forgive.