How To Forgive Even When You Can't Forget - Plot & Excerpts
“Much unhappiness results from our inability to remember the nice things that happen to us.” - W. N. Rieger What if you are on the other side of the equation? No matter how you try, you will play the role of the offender at some point. What can you do when you are the one who needs to be forgiven? The answer is staggeringly simple. Yet it has somehow become a lost art in contemporary culture. If you need forgiveness, you should ask for it. Asking for forgiveness is not the same as saying, “I’m sorry.” Asking for forgiveness should incorporate the term directly, as in, “I know that I hurt you. Will you please forgive me?” Or the even more powerful, “I was wrong. Will you please forgive me?” This simple phrase is amazingly effective at cutting through layers of bitterness and resentment. It is difficult for a reasonable person to reject such an overture, considering how infrequently forgiveness is actually requested. The person may very well be left slightly shocked at the request.
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