Even the worst should be pardoned

6h of Ramadhan 1441 Hijriah (28th April 2020)

In an era that is not restricted to face to face interaction, one can interact virtually through social media with many people in a short period of time. Because of the large number of people that we can potentially meet everyday, the chances of meeting people with bad attitudes or just bad per se becomes much larger.

Those kinds of people often get under our skin. In fact, it often takes days, weeks, or even years for some people to get over the bad things that were said to them in social media. Some are even unable to forgive despite the amount of time they have had to heal. The nature of today’s day and age is the disagreements and bickering that we face on social media platforms. If we think we can’t deal with that, we should just unplug from social media, partially or totally. I personally deactivated my Facebook account a couple of years back and it has generally had a positive effect on my mood and general happiness. I just logged in a few weeks ago to register for a webinar, and I was reminded about why I deactivated Facebook in the first place.

Nevertheless, being able to forgive what has been said by other people, be it on social media or otherwise, can help make us feel better. Granted, being able to forgive others for what they have said or done can be extremely difficult. Especially if we assume that they haven’t changed or regretted what they have done. 

Because of its level of difficulty, I believe that forgiving others will help strengthen our mental and spiritual muscles. More so if done on a regular basis. Everyone deserves to be pardoned and forgiven. We human beings make mistakes all the time, every single one of us. In the Islamic tradition, God forgives even the worst kinds of people (as long as  they repent and rectify themselves). The doors of God’s forgiveness are always open. All we need to do is approach them in the best way. 

Thus, whenever possible, we should try our best to pardon and forgive those who have got under our skin, even the worst ones. Hopefully, in turn, other people who we’ve crossed will pardon and forgive us as well.

-Fendrri

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