What is so difficult about this little concept? We have all been in situations where we needed to offer forgiveness. But do we truly forget the wrong that was committed? And what about those times when we needed to be forgiven? Were our wrongs forgotten? It seems to me that this is such a difficult thing for humans to do. We can say we forgive but we never truly forget. I know, from my own experience, that letting go of the past is one of the most difficult things to do. It can destroy us inside because we cling to it. It eats at us, like a cancer, and yet we still can't forget. When I say forgive and forget, it can be anything that someone has done to us or we have done to someone else. We learn from our Judeo-Christian roots that forgiveness and forgetting go hand in hand. I guess I am just having a hard time right now letting go of some things and it is hurting me. Late at night, when the house is quiet, my mind goes to previous events, conversations, places. And it is in those times that it is most difficult to forget. I want to know why I keep dwelling on things. I want to know how long it will take before the anger and hurt doesn't bother me anymore.
Has anyone else ever felt this way?