Memories of people who have done us wrong return repeatedly to us from time to time. Sometimes we remain angry with a person even though we have forgotten why we are angry in the first place. Learning to forgive is important. Here is why.
As humans, it is one of our weaknesses to lose our minds at times and give in to our anger. However, making that anger stay and feeding it with hate will make it a bad thing to others and to yourself. You have to manage your anger and know how to overcome it. If someone has done wrong to you, forgiving is the first step to get rid of your anger.
You may have once done wrong to others too. Now think if you are worth forgiving. You may find that you are actually a good person. So if someone else does wrong to you, focus on the good times you had together and the good things that he or she has done for you. Is the offence enough to erase the good things he or she has done in the past? When your nerves calm down, think back. There must have been something good there to stop you from hating the person.
If things do not work out and you stay angry with the person or the person refuse to apologize, you still have to make an effort to forgive. Why? That is because an angry person is not a pleasant person to be with. One day you will find yourself talking about the offence over and over to people who do not know the person you are talking about. Anger consumes a person and eventually takes over. It makes you look at things in a bad way and no one can stand being with someone like that.
Lastly, make sure that you have forgiven every offence before going to sleep at night. If someone has hurt you, tell them how you feel. And the most important thing you have to say is “You have hurt me, but I choose to forgive you.” This will give you an inner peace and make your life positive in every way.
1.What is the weakness of humans mentioned in paragraph 2?
A.Letting anger take control of us. B.Never trying to forgive others.
C.Doing wrong to people around us. D.Hurting ourselves and those we love.
2.By saying we may have once done wrong to others too, the author wants to _______________.
A.show we are no better than others B.encourage us to be kind to others
C.show it’s normal to hurt each other D.encourage us to find the good things in others
3.What does the underlined word “erase” mean in paragraph 3?
A.Strengthen B.Enrich C.Remove D.Improve
4.According to the author, how can we benefit from forgiving others?
A.We’ll know better about others. B.We’ll become a talkative person.
C.We’ll be forgiven by those hurt by us. D.We’ll avoid becoming a negative person.
5.The passage mainly talks about_______________.
A.why we should forgive B.how we can forgive
C.why we should forget D.how we can control anger