“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Mahatma Gandhi
The act of forgiveness is something everyone can learn, though it usually takes time. The first step is to have a full understanding of what forgiveness means. The bare essence of forgiveness, is being willing to give up the resentment and the desire to punish, and to give up the anger that you feel concerning a person or an act. It does not mean you have to condone what was done to you or that you need to forget it happened.
I learned that forgiveness is not the same thing as forgetting.
If you're holding on to the pain of past events practice acceptance. While you can't change the past, you can decide to relegate the event to history by accepting that it happened and releasing your resentment. No matter what anyone does to you, no one can take away from you your capacity to do GOOD. You lose it only by willingly giving it up yourself.
