We yearn for forgiveness: both for ourselves and also to be able to forgive those who have wronged us.
As you’ve probably found, if you don’t forgive those who have hurt you, you continue to suffer. The person no longer hurts you. Now, you hurt yourself.
Unbidden, you find the uncomfortable memories rearing up in your mind. In fact, you may dwell on the memories, complain about the person to others, and even plot revenge.
Meanwhile, the person who hurt you doesn’t even know. That person may even be dead!
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