Anger, Pride and Forgiveness: Small Truths to Keep Relationships Alive

Assalamu Alaikum everyone. How are you all? I would like to share this hot summer afternoon with you. I hope everyone is well. Today, I wanted to write about a topic from my heart. I was thinking about what to write about since morning but nothing came to mind. Suddenly this topic came to my mind. Actually, we all have some kind of relationship in our lives. Friendship with someone, love with someone, and blood relationship with someone. But one thing I have noticed many times, relationships are destroyed not for any big reason, but because of small anger and accumulated pride. You are also forced to accept this because it has happened to you many times.

As humans, we all have bad times. Sometimes we are not in the right mood, sometimes we say something without realizing it that hurts the other person. Then we get angry, upset, and distance is created. But a relationship is beautiful only when at least one of the two knows how to forgive. Otherwise, no relationship can survive properly.

I personally think that without pride, the depth of a relationship cannot be understood. Because I think there is a different kind of love inside pride. Because we are proud of the person we consider very close to us. But the problem is when that pride accumulates day after day. No one wants to speak first, no one wants to admit their mistakes. And these small silences eventually create a very big distance.

Earlier, I used to think that the one who apologizes first may be weak. But with time, I realized that in fact, the opposite is true. The person who wants to keep the relationship by reducing his ego is a stronger person. Because it is very easy to break a relationship, but it is very difficult to maintain a relationship.

There are many people in our lives with whom, even if we do not talk to them every day, a different tension works. So, in a moment of anger, you should not say something that will hurt yourself later. Sometimes, by keeping quiet for a while, understanding a little, and forgiving a little, many relationships can be restored to their former state.

Friends, at the end of the day, I believe in only one thing: love is not just about happy times. Love means being there for each other even when you're angry, looking out for each other even when you're proud, and giving someone another chance even when they're wrong. Because not everyone is perfect, but true relationships thrive with imperfect people.