I FORGIVE YOU, I FORGIVE MYSELF

DOES FORGIVENESS MAKE US HAPPIER?
Everyone will experience being hurt, deceived, or betrayed by people who are more or less close to us at some point in their lives. The response to these sometimes painful wounds usually takes one of two forms: either we react with anger, even hatred, and the resentment or even desire for revenge can last a lifetime, or, on the contrary, we can decide to renounce this hostility and take a step towards the person, ultimately forgiving them.

But forgiving does not mean forgetting, because if we were to forget what hurt us, then there would be nothing left to forgive. Forgiveness does not erase the past but views it with compassion.

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it enlarges the future.”

Anger and Resentment

Anger and resentment imprison us in the past, making us relive painful emotions about situations that ultimately absolve us of responsibility: it is always easier to be angry with someone than to decide to take the path of forgiveness, which will undoubtedly trouble our pride.

People want a happy life, but refuse to abandon toxic emotions because forgiving the aggressor would mean erasing the past for them. Error!