Aleph

"I forgive the tears I was made to shed,

I forgive the pain and the disappointments,

I forgive the betrayals and the lies, 

I forgive the slanders and intrigues, 

I forgive the hatred and the 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 the contempt, 

I forgive the world and its evils.

I also forgive myself. May the misfortunes of the past no longer weigh on my heart. Instead of pain and resentment, I choose understanding and compassion. Instead of rebellion, I choose the music from my violin. Instead of grief, I choose forgetting. Instead of vengeance, I choose victory. 

I will be capable of loving, regardless of whether I am loved in return. 

Of giving, even when I have nothing, 

Of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties, 

Of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned, 

Of drying my tears, even while I weep, 

Of believing, even if no one believes me."

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

Paulo Coelho in Aleph,
pg. 156-157