I Forgive

I forgive the tears I was made to shed,
I forgive the pain and the disappointmen...ts,
I forgive the betrayals and the lies,
I forgive the slanders and the intrigues,
I forgive the hatred and persecution,
I forgive the blows that hurt me,
I forgive the wrecked dreams,
I forgive the stillborn hopes,
I forgive the hostility and jealousy,
I forgive the indifference and ill will,
I forgive the injustice carried out in the name of justice,
I forgive the anger and the cruelty,
I forgive the neglect and contempt,
I forgive the world and all its evils.

~Paulo Coelho,

from his book Aleph