Question

story on proverb to err is human to forgive is divine

Answer 1

It is very easy to take revenge but it is very difficult to forgive others. It needs a broad and great heart. Because of the material world we live in, it is common for a person to err but forgiveness is an attribute of god. In taking revenge we all become equal but in not taking revenge we sometimes more than the people surrounding us. Thus this proverb teaches us to forgive the person who does some harm to us and not to take revenge upon him or not try to harm him in more severe manner than he does in return. Forgiveness is the best form of taking revenge as it makes him suffer from a sort of humiliation. 


A man decides to take revenge upon others when one is badly hurt by his friends or by his relatives. One gets angry when a person goes against him or does some harm and loses the mental balance and takes revenge upon him. Instead of taking revenge in the imbalance of mind if one pardons the person who does harm, the latter will suffer from a kind of humiliation. Jesus was crucified for going contrary to the accepted opinion at that time. After crucified he prayed to god almighty forgive them as they did not know what they were doing. When we forgive others who did wrong to us, we are also forgiven by God. Similarly when Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse he said, “Don’t harm him." Because, forgiveness is a sign of greatness of a man.