Thought for TODAY: 10th July 2012
How effective is a sorry after you have hurt the person beyond repair?
SHADOW CITY: ALL ABOUT CHILDHOOD, ANCESTRAL ROOTS, HERITAGE, CULTURE AND FAMILIAL TIES
Namrata explores Kabul through Taran N Khan’s Shadow City which according to her isn’t just about a city . Stories in Kabul begin with the phrase ‘ Yeki bood, yeki na bood .’ There was one, there was no one. Taran N Khan (Shadow City) Taran N Khan’s first book, Shadow City takes us around Kabul highlighting the varied experiences the city and its people have been through over years. It is neither a memoir, nor a travelogue. Lying somewhere in between, Khan has found the perfect voice to depict a place which has been through so much and yet continues to thrive in various ways. Growing up in Aligarh, Khan grew up with a fascination for Afghanistan due to her Pashtun background. After completing her education in Delhi and London, she has now decided to call Mumbai her home for the time being. Her works have been widely published in India and internationally, including in Guernica, Al Jazeera, the Caravan and Himal Southasian . Her writing has also received support from the MacDowell
Sorry doesn't make dead man alive.However, sometimes sorry is said because one cannot afford to lose something... That's why some people always say, when you speak think and speak. When you act be alert..
ReplyDeleteThere were many instances where few things hurt me and sorry did not make any change but after watching a movie " moments to remember" (Korean movie) I changed my way of life. In the movie there is a dialogue " Forgiving isn't that hard, It's just giving away just one plain room in your heart. i.e. Forgiving is giving your hate just a little room in your heart"
I agree...but sometimes you know the hurt is too much to bear. You might have forgiven that person but forgetting what happened is really difficult as it hurts you each day, each moment.
Deleteyeah I agree, but when the years pass on, you will realize its waste of getting hurt, treat like it never mattered. I completely agree with you, but what I am saying is also a truth. Now when I see those moments were I was hurt badly, I feel if those moments had not come in life, I wouldn't be what I am today. I learned to judge few things :D
DeleteYes. learning is always there behind such hurt. You know Robin Sharma has said, Every hurt that you face is actually necessary to make you the person you are destined to be.
DeleteI just wish others would also think like this .
I have some issues with very basics. How do you get to know that other person is hurt beyond repair? And how do you know without trying that the other person will feel better after apologizing ?
ReplyDeleteWe get to know because we are that person. The hurt is too bad to be repaired and sorry is the last thing you want to hear at that time. Want to understand from the other person's perspective.
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