A wonderful, Christian friend posed the following question after reading, “Choose Light or Darkness” meditation for September 11, “Which is easier: to forgive someone (others) or ask for forgiveness from a person (them)?” What a thought-provoking question; is it easier to forgive or be forgiven? At what point does hurt overtake forgiving? Consider the story of Jacob and Esau – was it easier for Esau to forgive his brother Jacob for stealing the father’s blessing that was rightfully his as the first born (primogeniture) or for Jacob to ask his brother Esau to forgive him for his actions when he returned home years later? According to the Jewish tradition, the first born son not only belonged to the Lord, but as the principal heir, received a
