But, of late I have realised that by forgiving people we are doing a great favour to ourselves. We are not allowing the hurtful acts of a wrong doer to take roots in our mind. By this, we are eventually preventing them from destroying our happiness. This is the lesson I learnt after my divorce. By forgiving my ex spouse I was able to forget the past. This helped me pick up the fragmented pieces of my life and move ahead. And, till this realisation dawned on me, my divorce was like a heavy weight impeding my peace. It prevented me from letting go of the past grief. I was miserable when I realised that the very purpose of my divorce was wasted. I had divorced in quest of happiness. But, the quantum of my unhappiness did not mitigate even after divorce. I might have continued remaining bitterly unhappy had I not learnt the art of practicing forgiveness.