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Forgiveness - an extreme sport!

Narsingh Dev siting on the throne after killing Hriranyakashyap while Prahlad prays Have you ever hated someone so bad that your veins could just burst any moment? Or maybe someone got on your nerves so bad that you just can’t stand them anymore? Or maybe you had a meeting, or a conversation that didn’t go well?  Well, I used to hate my extended paternal family to the guts. For they got the better of us during the ancestral property split a few years back. I carried that baggage all these years. However, with time I have accepted to live with it and tried to move on.  Let me share two fascinating stories from our ancient past and another two from the corporate world that I suppose will present a strong case to address the matter at hand.  During satyuga, great sage Valmiki in Ramayana  tells us about the time of Ayodhya in Kosala kingdom when lord Rama returned home after defeating Ravana. He was crowned the king again after 14 years but this came at a cost. His ...