Giving forth positive energy in the name of blessing instead of giving forth negative energy in the form of cursing is forgiveness.
~ Don Roth
Suddenly an influx of light, though it was late, filled my room. I looked out and saw that the pond was already calm and full of hope as on a summer evening, though the ice was dissolved but yesterday. There seemed to be some intelligence in the pond which responded to the unseen serenity in a distant horizon.