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The Passing Of Ships And Feelings

A Journey of Forgiveness and Healing

By Karun Published about a year ago 3 min read
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The Passing Of Ships And Feelings
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This is a story about The moment when you finally learned to forgive someone who had hurt you deeply, and the emotional journey that led you to that point. It's just a small moment but this incident had a big impact in my life. So the story begins when there was a small ego clash between myself and my friend for the 10th board result. Later that resulted in my friend betraying me in a school basketball competition by supporting the opponent just because i was the team captain. I won't forgive the mistake ever.

It had been years since the incident that had caused so much pain, but the hurt and anger had remained with me all this time. I couldn't even bring myself to say their name without feeling a twinge of bitterness in my heart. I had always thought forgiveness was for the weak, and that by holding onto my anger, I was somehow punishing them.

But one day, something changed. I was going through old photos, and I came across a picture of the two of us together. As I looked at it, I realized that I had completely erased them from my life, but that they had once been a big part of it. The realization hit me hard, and I started to wonder what had happened to them since we parted ways.

That was the beginning of a journey that would take me through a range of emotions. At first, I was angry all over again. How dare they hurt me like that and then just disappear from my life? But as I dug deeper, I started to understand that there were two sides to every story, and that maybe they had their own reasons for what they did.

The more I thought about it, the more I started to see the ways in which I had contributed to the situation. I had been too proud to admit that I was hurt, and too stubborn to reach out and try to make things right. I had held onto my anger as a way of protecting myself, but in doing so, I had also cut myself off from someone who had once been important to me.

It wasn't easy, but eventually, I found the courage to reach out to them. We met for coffee, and we talked for hours. It wasn't always easy, and there were moments when it felt like we were rehashing old wounds, but in the end, we both walked away feeling lighter and more at peace.

Forgiving them didn't mean that I forgot what had happened, or that I excused their behaviour. It simply meant that I was no longer holding onto my anger, and that I was willing to let go of the past in order to move forward. It was a small moment in the grand scheme of things, but it had a big impact on me. It taught me that forgiveness isn't a sign of weakness, but rather a sign of strength.

In conclusion, learning to forgive someone who had hurt me deeply was a transformative experience. It took me on an emotional journey that forced me to confront my own role in the situation and to see the other person's perspective. By letting go of my anger and resentment, I was able to free myself from the burden of the past and move forward with a renewed sense of peace and clarity. Forgiveness is a powerful tool that can help us heal and grow, and it is a testament to our own strength. I let go of the past and now being back as a friend after 10 years of clashes and enmity.

Life changes and thoughts changes, I had never thaught a small incident would break our life apart. A small moment of recalling the past made me regret for my acts, Yeah indeed I regret. Its a great moment of impact now, recalling of past photos had got me back to my friend with a smile!

"I'm going to forgive you because that's what we do when someone we love does something that hurts us, we forgive them. And then we move on." - Ross Geller, Friends.

"It's not about forgiveness, it's about gratitude. When you're grateful for what someone has done for you, it's easier to forgive them for what they haven't."

- Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston)

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About the Creator

Karun

🌿✨ Karun, a poet weaving emotions into verses, embarked on the journey of words to unearth the beauty of feelings. In the delicate dance of ink and emotion, my poetry delves into the nexus of the human heart and the natural world.✍️

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