can you really forgive when you can't forget?

Philippines
May 11, 2007 12:15pm CST
sometimes we wish that there's something we could do to erase all the bad things of the past and what will only left in our memory would be happy trips and holidays. but until then, we stick to the cliche of forgiving and forgetting. but what if you cant forget the things that went wrong? can we really forgive and just forget?
4 responses
djmarion
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
14 May 07
as they say...forgive and forget...if you cant forget everthing that went bad in your life then you cant forgive totally.
crystalcanhelp
@crystalcanhelp (60)
• United States
14 May 07
I have been wrestliing with this very question for a long time. About 2 years ago I had just been layed off from my job, so when my cousin asked me would I drive her Texas I jumped at the chance. Since I wasn't working and the kids were out of school for the summer.I thought it would be a nice summer road trip. My cousin said she would pay me for taking her, but as you can guess she never did. It was a long drive that I made by myself she didn't help drive at all. I get mad all over again just thinking about it.
mwalidji
@mwalidji (200)
• Philippines
11 May 07
it depends... if you remember it and still the pain i think its still not easy to forget... but if you remember it and doesnt fell the pain anymore then its easy to forgive... lets just face the fact that we encounter problems... its how we deal with it matters most... why not let this problems help us build our self... we learn through our problems... lets face the world with forgiveness and love in our hearts...
prateek_nanda
@prateek_nanda (27)
• India
11 May 07
yup....thats life...and its beauty is that " It goes on" I can sum up my life in just these three words.....It goes on....Time will take care of it and u will forget and forgive u one day.......Thats life my frnd... Enjoyyyyyyyyyyy