forgiving and forgeting

Philippines
June 5, 2007 11:47pm CST
it's easier said than done.. yes.. to forgive someone who have done you wrong is quite hard to do but it is said that you have to as this is proper... but can you forgive and then not forget the wrongs beiong done to you?
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5 responses
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
6 Jun 07
Many people say that they can forgive but they cannot forget. What they are really saying is that they cannot forgive. Forgiveness should be like a note that we tear to pieces, toos into a rubbish bin and completely forget about. Situations should be considered like guests; they come and go. Living in the past wipes our chances of enjoying the present and gives no hpe for the future. To seek forgiveness, simply see yourself with honesty and approach the other with open heart. Forgiving and forgetting are in my interest.
• Singapore
6 Jun 07
I will forgive but I will not forget.
@jenalyn (675)
• United States
6 Jun 07
Well, I wish that I could forget, and if I had control over that I would forget. I think that living with memories that hurt you over and over isn't anything anyone would choose to do. After the person apologizes to you they eventually forget, but if you are the one that was hurt, then forgetting isn't easy. I am living that right now, and because a certain song played at the moment I was hurt, everytime I hear that song, it reminds me of the whole terrible thing all over again. I hate that. I wish I could just forget.
• United States
6 Jun 07
Yes after a true apology I can forgive, but I never forget.
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
6 Jun 07
For me its not that easy to forgive and forget the things that someone have done to you. But I am the type of person who always believe in second chance, But if that person still do the same thing that he/she has done to me then thats it. I am just a human I can still forgive him/her but I think the friendship will not be there.