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On a stone wall, by the solitary pavement, Annoyed and angry, with daggers drawn at everyone, I saw my neighbor sitting dejected and depressed. Though known him for years, of late he has changed much. His eyes had grown so cold, and his mind, so blank. His vision, I felt was blurred by a hazy mist. He was seen with his gaze fixed at the horizon far, Like a block of stone, hardly noticing anyone, he sat. From a distance, came a barking sound, It was from his dog that followed its master’s trail. Seeing a rodent, behind a wild bush The dog was barking nonstop on and on The mangy animal was once so loved, Now left wantonly uncared and unattended. With incessant bark it was disturbing the calm around. This greatly irked the man, otherwise annoyed. Instant was his response and rash, his action. Picking up a stone and aiming at the dog, He hurled the stone with all his might, And sad! It hit hard on his target. Oppressively hurt by the whizzing stone, The dog twitched and yelled in pain. Licking its wound, it ran round and round, Along the concrete path, mad and wild. At last, slowing down and turning its direction Towards its master, it moved fast. Petrified, on an impulse, he jumped down, And fearing the worst, he closed his eyes. But wagging its tail with a pleading look It began licking its master’s hand. The hand so rude that clutched the stone, And had flung at it, causing it to bleed. It was a gesture too deep for words, That taught the man the lesson of love: Love others with every broken piece Even after someone breaks one's heart. After years, it remains the best example Of forgiveness, I have ever seen and assimilated. It helps me forget all bitterness towards my enemies, Teaching me the lesson not to curse but to bless them. I feel it was a message sent down from Heaven, The most powerful of all sermons so far delivered. By forgiving our enemies, one can unload the baggage, And save our wretched lives from serious wreckage!
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