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Letgoofbitternessmarriageisnttheonlyrelationshithatneedsforgiveness.Itsrequiredwithourchildren，friends，workmates，neighborsand；evenstrangers.Infact，nohumanrelationshicansurvivewithouttheoxygen1offorgiveness.Itsnotanotionalnicetyforeolewhoareintothatkindofthing；itsauniversalnecessityforrelationshisandforyourownhealthandsanity.

Someofusmaythinkthatwevebeenhurttoodeely，ortoooften，toforgive.Butironically，itsthoseofuswhovebeenmosthurtthatreallyneedtoforgive，foronesimlereason：likecancer，bitternesscandestroyitshost.Unlessitsswiftlyrootedout，ittakesholdandgrows，crilingandeventuallyevenkillingthosewhoinsistonclingingdeterminedlytoit.

Forthetruthisthatunlesswecanforgive，wecanneverrecover.Ourwoundswillcontinuetofesterandneverheal.AstheancientChineseroverbutsit，

"Whoeverseeksrevengeshoulddigtwograves.

"

Takingthefirststeforsomeeoleforgivenessfeelsimossiblebecausetheyhavenoideahowtogoaboutit.Thefirstandmostimortantthingyouneedtoaccetisthattheactofforgivenessisnotgoingtoeasy.Infact，itwillrobablybethehardestthingmostofuseverhavetodo.

Itseemstotallyunfairthatweshouldhavetoforgivewhenweretheoneswhohavebeenhurt.Andthatsthecruxofforgiveness.

Thesaying

"Forgiveandforget

"mayrolloffthetongue，butitsasshallowasitisshort.Foronething，itsdownrightimossible.Foranother，itmissesthewholeointofforgiveness.Thethingswemostneedforgiveinlifearethethingswecantforget.Ratherthansweeingthemunderthecaret，weneedtodrawalineunderthem，deliberately2choosingnottocountthemagainsttheersonwhodidthem，andmovingon.

Thatswhy，sometimes，theinitialactofforgivenessmayseemrelativelyeasy，butdealingwiththeemotionsthatfolloweverytimeyouseethaterson，orseaktothemorjustthinkaboutthem，canbehardertodealwith.Trueforgivenessisnotaone-offact；itsaconstantemotionalconfrontation.

Andthelongeryouwaittoforgivesomeone，theharderitbecomes.Timereallydoesntheal，itjustgivesthebitternessandresentmentlongertoeatawayatyoufrominside.Ifyouwaitforthe

"righttime

"youmayneverdoit.

Aquestionyoushouldaskyourselfbeforeyoubegintotackle3theartofforgivenessisthis：Howmanyofusareevercomletelyinnocentinanygivensituation?

Someyearsago，mywife，Cornelia，andIboughtaieceofchea，flat-acked，ineveneeredfurniture.Forthefirstfewmonths，itfooledeveryoneitwassmart，functionalandimressive，andwefeltitfittedourhomeerfectly.Butastimerolledby，theveneerslowlybegantoeelattheedges.Itdidntcreatethesameimressionanymore，butatleastitwasbeinghonest！Thefactisthat，likeitornot，behindoursmartveneer，werealljustchiboard4.Sobeforewebecomeothereolesjudgeandjury，wedbewisetotakealong，hardlookatourselvesinthemirror.Andthemoreweseeourselves，wartsandall，themorewellwanttoandbeabletoforgiveothersfortheirflaws，andthemoreweforgive，themorewellknowtruecontentment.

Wouldyouratherberightorhay?Forgivingotherscangetasatisfyingreaction.Soifyouthinkyourerightandcantfinditinyourselftoforgive，askyourselfthisquestion：Wouldyouratherberightorhay?

OneofthehardestthingsaboutforgivenessismakingthatfirstmoveeseciallywhenyouhaventsokentotheersonwhohurtyouforaWhile.Butremembertheyllrobablybehaytohearfromyou.Theymightevenbeimressedthatyouvedonewhattheyvewantedtodoforyears.Butkeeinmindyouredoingthisforyoujustasmuchasthem，sodontbeusetiftheydontreactasyouhoed.

Ofcourse，someeoledontbelievetheyvedoneanythingwrong，ordontcare，sotellingthemyouforgivethemwouldonlyfrustratethemandyou.Butthatdoesntmeanyoucantfindforgivenessinyourheart.Infact，thatswhattrueforgivenessislettinggoofyourangerandhurt，becomingateacewithwhathaenedandmovingon.

Themoreyounurtureyourresentment，themoreunhayyoullbecome.Unlessyoulearntodevelothe