How can we truly forgive and forget?

I can forgive, but I think that if you forget then you are not prepared to preven the hurt again. there is a saying: fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Do not forget becasue you shouldn't let it happen again.

Just a simple but tough logic..dont expect anything..you can easily forgive any one for their mistakes.

I can forgive but there are times when I cannot forget because I want to remember why they are out of my life. I forgive them, but not the act. There are some times when I have forgotten a past hurt and it helped me more than anything.

I can see where you are coming from. Forgiveness is a very powerful thing and not always easy to do. I have come to learn a lot about forgiveness in my life. I have done some forgiving in my life because I do it for myself. That helps clear the slate in my head and heart and helps me to move on. Forgiving someone isn't saying that what they might have done or said is alright. It is just a form of getting your own power back over the hurt they have caused you. Forgiving also shows a lot of growth. Dwelling on how someone hurt you in the past is taking away your joy in life. There are many other people that you will have in life to enjoy that won't hurt you and you just need to find them. I am also not saying to forget. That would be impossible. It just takes a level of maturity to know the difference.

Yes,we can forgiven a person but we cannot forget it.If we forget it,we will not beware that the thing will happen again and again.I easily forgive people who did wrong thing to me but i cant forget what he done untill i die.It is hard to forget it.

There have been things in my life tat most people would NEVER forgive or forget. I can only contribute m Love of the Lord and His strength to my ability to forgive and forget. I was a grudge holder. I learned that holding onto that anger was self destructive...Oh! what a relief when I threw all those grudges to the bottom of the Sea and walked in freedom of those bondage's...I Hope anyone who reads this can try it ...it is wonderful!

Hello Niah.. How are you? Yes, i agree with you that if we forgive we need to forget too.. But of course, its not possible because you can still remember the scenario on how you being feel hurt..yes, you already forgiven that person whom do hurt you..but i guess, if we really forgiven those persons, we have to forget all the bad things we experienced before for us to have peace of mind..happy mylotting and have a nice day..

based on my own experience, i already forgive and forget.. that was when i got pregnant then my boyfriend leave me when i'm still 3 months pregnant..it's such a painful experienced in my life..it's really hard for me to forgive him because of what he did..it's painful and it's really hurt me alot..but it was already 4 yrs now, i already forgiven him and forget what he did to me.. past is past, i have to be happy and to look forward for my happy life with my daughter.. i'm single now but i'm happy because i'm free, free from commitment, free from pain and hurt... happy mylotting..

i also agree with you, when somebody did something bad to me, its really hard for to forget something that i didn't expect he would do. its a general reaction, especially if that person is a friend or someone important to you. but because that person is important to you, you would forgive and give another chance, but the pain that they did wont get away. its like a scar that will forever leave a mark. you forgive them but every time you see that person, that incident will enter your mind.

It is said to be engrained to not to forget and throw pereals before the pigs because they know of nothing but eating ,don't waste anything but prayer for certain individuals and ask for dissernment to know who and how far to trust anyone.

Before i forgive i usually forget any way unless it was really bad then well i try to forgive to the best of my ability