*_WORD OF THE DAY_* _TOPIC:_ *_STOP HURTING PEOPLE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T FORGIVE..._* You see, this world is already a battlefield, of broken hearts, crushed spirits, disappointed dreams, and silent tears. The least we can do for one another is not to become the very reason someone loses faith in humanity. If you can’t help people, please don’t hurt them. If you can’t heal the wound, don’t deepen the cut. If you can’t build, at least don’t destroy. We live in a generation where betrayal has become a language spoken fluently, where some people see kindness as a weakness, and vulnerability as an opportunity to exploit. But let me tell you something powerful: You will not go far in life trampling on others, deceiving them, using their sincerity against them, and turning their love into poison. There are people who forgive easily; they pray, they fast, they leave it to God, and they move on. But don't be deceived. There are others whose hearts have been scorched so deeply that the word ‘forgiveness’ is no longer in the dictionary of their lives. You break them, and they don’t just walk away;they carry that pain like hot coal, and sometimes they return it, with interest. I recently read the story of a young man who was poisoned by his ex-girlfriend on his wedding day. Yes, the day that was supposed to be the happiest of his life became his funeral procession. And not just him, his bride also died. Two young souls, full of dreams and life, snuffed out by bitterness and vengeance. All because someone could not handle being left behind. All because someone believed that if they could not be happy, then no one else deserved to be either. My dear friends, vengeance belongs to God. If someone hurts you, leave it for God. If someone breaks your heart, hand it over to God. If someone cheats you, mocks you, or uses you, report them to Heaven, not to hell. Because the moment you take vengeance into your own hands, you step down from the seat of peace and sit on the throne of bitterness. And bitterness, my friend, is a cage, it doesn't just imprison others, it destroys you from within. But you that takes people for granted because they are kind… You that plays with people’s feelings, abuses trust, drains their resources, then walks away like nothing happened… You that lies with ease, cheats with pride, and mocks others in secret, remember that there is a law called “the harvest.” And the seeds you sow into other people's lives will eventually grow, not just for them, but for you too. There are people who sleep with anger burning in their hearts because of what someone did to them in the name of love. There are parents raising children with pain in their voices because a friend betrayed them. There are people who once smiled like the morning sun but now live with cloudy hearts, because someone took their innocence, wasted their time, shattered their hopes, and left them in the cold. Let me be clear, if you cannot offer love, don’t offer harm. If you cannot be a blessing, don’t be a burden. And if someone opens their life to you, don’t become the snake that bites them in the garden of their trust. Let’s be better people. Let’s be humans with hearts, not just faces. Let’s build lives, not destroy them. Let’s choose to love, even when it’s hard. Let’s not become the reason why someone else becomes bitter. Let’s not become the villain in someone else’s story. Because what you do to others will one day circle back to you, and when it does, may it find you with clean hands and a peaceful heart. *Your servant,* *_@ Fr. Albert Nwosu_*