Forgive Me Not

March 18, 2014

Today something was confirmed that I’ve always known.  I watched two men arguing over something most people would consider trivial at best.  It was about some street in Baltimore and what was located on the corner of that street – whether it was an abandoned building or an abandoned store.   This seemingly meaningless argument of semantics led to an all out brawl in which one person ended up being taken to the infirmary.  This is the reality of prison, where logic, reason, understanding and values are left outside the gate.  I can imagine that there will be retribution, because in prison, just like in life, forgiveness is the most difficult thing to give another person.  When a person feels aggrieved, how should they respond?  I say that all decent people have the right to redress their grievances.  Who among us in this life, has never felt aggrieved, has never felt wronged, or has never felt unjustly accused?  The power lies in forgiveness.  Forgiveness has a way of transforming human beings.  It transforms the person who’s been wronged and it transforms the person who has wronged.  In order to make a friend, you must first be a friend.  A smile has a way of disarming people if it is sincere.  A chuckle or laughter has a way of drawing them near.  Like I said I saw something today that I’ve always known.  No matter how you feel at that moment, in order for you to be a better person you must first rise above it.  So as I go into the next day of this God forsaken place, I must rise above these things that make me feel aggrieved. That is my goal and my aim.