When someone asks forgiveness, do you easilty forgive?

It very much depends on who they are, what they have done, and if this is the first time theyve done something to offend. If its someone who has offended a few times before, was fully aware of their actions, and would consider themselves not to be a friend, well I would very hesitantly forgive ... but I would make sure that they would know how unhappy I was. I would also make sure that my friends would know what they have done to offend. Happy myLotting

It depends what the situation is. I am quite forgiving but I dont forget. First time shame on you second time shame on me. After that I dont care.

I can say that I can forgive easily but I don't forget. But it really depends on the situation, on what that person has done, whether intentional or not.

For me I would say its very easy to forgive others. My friends say that I forgive but never forget. And I think its true i dont forget easily what has been done to me by someone. And that's rite that it hurts whenever i think about that. But thats the way I am. Its not that I remember those wrong things in order to take revenge as i dont believe in taking revenge or anything like that but i just cant forget :(

it depends on the sincerity of the person who ask for forgiveness..it is easy to say such things like that...

Im a christian so I do try to forgive.. its hard. but I know in the end if I hang on to the anger and bitterness it hurts me more that them. On oprah someone was on there and made a comment about not forgiving . "not forgiving someone is like taking poison and hoping the other person will die" Thats probably the best way I have ever heard it. I know of people in my life who have had such anger and bitterness and my grandpa was one of them and he had a heart attack from the stress. I try to hand it to God because I know in the end he is my vengence. He could do a much better job anyway. In the new testament it says to pray for your enemies. Its so hard though. what a battle. : (

For me, I think that it really depends on what they did and who they are. If it's someone that I'm really closed to and it wasn't something huge, then I would forgive a little more easily than if it was something huge or someone I wasn't really close to. It really just depends on the event.

When one receives apology, he should at least stop showing hostility, but inner heart might still hurt for some time to come. Therefore, before getting to a tension, care about the last words you utter to avoid offending the other party. Fortiveness is difficult for anybody.

Hi Jenaisle, It's conditional... it depends upon the gravity of what he or she did to me. I can always forgive why not? but you have to show me or let me feel how sorry are for what you've done. It's not that i am being too hard...i maybe harsh but i just want to teach whoever did wrong to me a lesson. If i commit mistake i humbly apologize and accepted my fault--with no pride because i know i am wrong and i will really make up for it you will really feel how sorry i am!

I find it easy to forgive. Life is too short to hold bitterness and grudges. Forgiveness is in all of our hearts. Give of yourself and forgiveness comes easy.

I can forgive...but how easy it comes, I don't know. It depends. I don't think that you can truly forgive a person if you're not over what he/she did. Sometimes, it takes time to get over what a person has done. Most of the time I think I do easily forgive but when I'm really hurt, I don't...because it takes time to heal.

i can say that i am a forgiving person especially if it is a family member who is begging for forgiveness... but my problem is i can forgive, but i cannot easily forget.. years may pass, and if the one one i've forgiven made another mistake of hurting me...all his past mistakes will surely resurface... that's me!

Inded...holding a grudge is wasting our energy and time. I'm just a normal people like the others. When someone hurt me, sometimes it cross my mind to kill them. But when they apologizing to me, I can't resist to forgive them. I hope that no one will hurt me more than what I can forgive. 'Cause I believe everyone have their limit.

for me, it doesnot matter what i should do in amy specific condition to forgive or not. i strict to the basic rules of human evolution. if the person seeking forgiveness is really feeling sorry about his misdeeds and that can be easily observed to be non misleading, i wont think but forgive. And if it is all artificial repent, i am hardly moved

Well unless the person did something really really bad chances are I'm going to forgive them pretty easily. I like to try and salvage all possiblities of having a good realtionship witha person rather then trying to be proud.

Yes, i think we should be generous, no matter what they have done to us, and the most benefited is ourselves. Do not keep anything unhappy or painful in mind, cos the past has passed. No matter what happened, we should treat others genuinely from our bottom of heart.

That all depends. But for me, I may forgive others if they really ask for forgiveness with their true heart. One can't be always rosy in his life and the relationship with others may meet some problems sooner or later. Sometimes, for various resons, people may have a grudge against their best friends, which is common if people are not good at communication and understanding. Everyone may make a mistake and we should learn to put up with others' mistakes. Only in this way can we build a steady relationship with others. So, when others are asking forgiveness, we should learn to forgive them instead of bearing grudges until the day we die.

It's hard to get me mad and for the most part, I overlook the things people do unless it's something pretty big where I start to lose respect for that person or see them in a completely different way. But I think sometimes it's a waste to hold a grudge or to hate someone or whatever since we all make mistakes.

I easily forgive, which is my weakness. I think, it would be in case to case basis,depending what others had done to you. To forgive easily, make them to easy to do bad things to you. That's my way of thinking and it might not others would agree about. To forgive is the right thing to do. As what the bible says, God forgives to those who forgives too. It's true we get hurt more than the one who had done bad to us and specially when we don't accept their apology.

Bearing grudges is unhealthy. I will always forgive a person who is big enough to apologize. I may avoid them afterwards through distrust, though. Maybe that is not truly forgiveness, but it is sometimes a lesson learned about that individual.