Forgive and forget the past

@dee777 (1417)
South Africa
December 31, 2012 6:14am CST
We all make mistakes and some of us makes huge mistakes. It is not always easy to forgive others, but when we make mistakes we expect the world to quickly forgive and forget what we have done. Do you find it easy to forgive and forget and carry on with life?
4 responses
@jricky1 (6797)
• China
1 Jan 13
We all know it's not easy to just move on and forget about the unhappiness that we've went through.So what things' gonna change if we still hurting ourselves,so the attitude is crucial and need ourselves to adjust how the way we think about the world.So good for you.
@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
1 Jan 13
Thank you jricky1. If we want to live free, we should learn to forgive - and then do so quickly before hatred starts eating away our soul. Take care.
• Indonesia
31 Dec 12
Perhaps the hardest is to forgive... As long as you do not forgive, who and whatever it will fill the space rent-free in your mind without forgiveness we will always remember that in our minds ...that may be forgotten, but if there are words or names of people we hate still we keep in our minds the memory .. surely we will recall when reading or hearing the name or word ... so try to learn to forgive before you learn to forget ... Like the "grudge" anger is not going to be a grudge if we can forgive and then forget... "So the key of knowledge that only sincere forgiving attitude that we must instill in us."
@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
1 Jan 13
Thank you randomarts09. Yeah, forgiveness is not easy, but if we do not do it, the bitterness festers in our souls and cause our bodies to get sick. Forgiveness is therefor not even an option - it's something we must do to free ourselves from misery.
@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
31 Dec 12
I agree, First really is to forgive ourselves, that we are not perfect beings and we commit mistakes that changes our lives - that meant that we can and must go on no matter what were our choices at least we are still alive and still have the chance to catch up with whatever we have lost in our lives and redeem ourselves. alongside this act of forgiving ourselves we should also be able to forgive others, give what we have. =) Have a blessed new year!!
@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
31 Dec 12
Thank you chiyosan. Yes, forgiveness should start in our own heart first. Sometimes that is very difficult for me, as I tend to be a perfectionist and feel horrible toward myself when I made a mistake. To forgive myself has always been the hardest thing to do.
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
31 Dec 12
I don't know if this will qualify as. A response to your discussion, I forgive and I forget... I know that forgiving is essential. And of course as a sinner, it is better to forgive. Although it is hard to forget, forgetting is the final and the "period" of true forgiveness. So to conclude the process, forgive and forget I always do. But I have a little trouble with that. I do those acts but, believeme I do, I forgive and conclude the procedure by forgetting, however... My problem is, I don't like to see the person whom I had forgiven and forgotten. my stomach churns every time, I see the person. If I am angry that's the final. I don't usually get angry. If I did get angry, that means to say, that I have reached the highest level of my patience already. I know that is wrong but I just can't help it.
@dee777 (1417)
• South Africa
1 Jan 13
I try my best to avoid the person. It takes time to heal and we should not be in a rush. Emotional pain takes long to heal.