Do you forgive people easily?

Mauritius
September 10, 2009 1:00am CST
If someone has hurt you do you forgive him or her easily. I am a very sensitive girl so i get hurt very easily and do not forgive easily. If someone hurt me intentionally it is difficult for me to forgive that person easily. But if it is done unintentionally then i may forgive. What about you?
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@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
10 Sep 09
It is hard for me to forgive people when they hurt me intentionally too. I am very sensitive, just as you. But then I keep reminding myself that there is no point wasting energy getting upset and I need to forgive them. Else I am the only one who is feeling the pain, the other person is not as hurt as me. I forgive after a while , but its hard for me to forget.
• China
10 Sep 09
the real forgiveness is including the forgetness.So if you are really forgive some people,you must forget it and don't mention in any more.If you metion it when you have a talk with other people,just testify that you are not forgive yet. just for reference!have a nice day!
@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
10 Sep 09
I beg to differ. When I say , I do not forget, it does not mean I keep talking about it. It stays in my memory. It stays there, so I am a wiser person in the future. If we forget then we may repeat the same mistakes in future too. To not forget is to be wise and know how things can shape up. Like I said, I beg to differ, but I think its rather naive if one forgets. Good day to you as well!
@ally12 (1202)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
i agree with you cbeee3.forgiving doesn't mean that eventually we will have an amnesia.Lol.that's why there is what we call experience.
@janebeth (2032)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
hi velentina, well of course i can forgive them, if i can feel their sincerity then why not.. i am only human, even GOD forgive us all from all our sins, big and small.. so why can't we?? .. janebeth,
• Mauritius
10 Sep 09
I don't think GOD forgive us for our sin as it is always said that we pay for what we do.....so i think god make us pay that's why we have so many problems1
@sissi320 (328)
• China
10 Sep 09
For me, it depends. I can forgive people easily if it is not srious. And also, my forgiveness also depends on the people, and I can forgive prople who I think it worth.
• Mauritius
10 Sep 09
You're right some people are worth forgiving....if they are close to your heart!
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
10 Sep 09
i finally learn to forgive others, but it also depend what they did. but you learnto forgive others not so much for them but for yourself, and learn to let things go as well. and for those who keep doing it over and over, you learn to deal with them and look at it as they are jerks
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
20 Sep 09
Hey, Yea of course, I tend to forgive people quite easily, but it all depends on what they have done. If they have only done a small thing like punch me in the face or something like that, then I will forgive them of course. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
@Frederick42 (2024)
• Canada
15 Sep 09
Yes, I forgive easily. Forgiveness is very important. Otherwise, we would never be able to be happy in life. the reason why people find it difficult to forgive is because people always think about the past. When you stop thinking about whatever happened in the past and start living totally in the present moment, then we can easily forgive.
@Shebang (244)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
I forgive easily. Whatever it is that the person had done to me, intentionally or unintentionally. It does not matter. But then, I DO NOT FORGET easily. hehehe :)
@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Sep 09
It really depends on the situation. There are some situations that I have an easier time forgiving than others. It's difficult to difficult to say which situation falls in which category. However, I can say that it really all depends on the situation. This affects how easily I may or may not forgive someone.
• Malaysia
10 Sep 09
There is a time where i forgive someone easily.It depends on what he or she did to me.I am also sensitive person and i will get hurt easily.I used to forgive and forget easliy but it destruct me.since then i learn not to please everybody if they dont do the same for me.We all learn from our mistake.
@med889 (5941)
10 Sep 09
I forgive very easily but I have to be honest to admit that I do not forget very easily. To forgive is very easy as we cannot hold on the grudge forever so we just let the person free but inside me I cannot forget easily as there are always matters cropping up which reminds me of the past so then I tend to remember everything as if it was yesterday. It is said that it is better to either forgive and forget or do not forgive at all, but I have gone through this and sincerely I can forgive but It takes me time to forget though.
@ally12 (1202)
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
im a tough person with a soft spot.you can hurt me bad now,ask for forgiveness tonight and be forgiven right away.for me to forgive is to prevent yourself from casting away that person for being a part of your life.but to forget thats the hard part for there is always a healing process.
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
it is hard for me to forgive easily especially if someone really hurt me a lot. i know the time of forgiveness will come but it takes a little time. time heals all wounds.
• Philippines
10 Sep 09
it depends.. if the person did something really hurtful, then it would take me a while to forgive him/her. but if the person didn't intend to hurt me, then it would be a lot easier to patch things up. but in general, i don't forgive people just like that. the person has to earn it. and that person has to be really sorry.
• China
10 Sep 09
If some one hurt me with not intention,I think I will forgive it easily.Because you are angry with him is bad for yourself. A kind heart and forgiveness spirit will welcome for most of the people.Why you are not forgive other people? have a nice day!
@musicman6 (2407)
• United States
10 Sep 09
I am the same way, I don't forgive people very easily! But in reality, the people who are really close to me, already know, that underneath that hard shell that I carry, I am just as softhearted as a marshmallow!
• United States
10 Sep 09
I am sensitive as well but have found that others are just as sensitive as I. We are only human and we respond with the best way we know how. How awful it is when words hurt more than physical pain. It is not easy to forgive anyone depending on what was said or done to you. As I have matured during the years, I have learned to leave it up to God who is the only one who can truly forgive and forget. We are only human but we can't stay with that sort of pain. It will affect your health. It is better to remove yourself from those who continue to hurt you intentionally or unintentionally. Life is too short and you must live it the best way you can by being happy.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 09
I forgive easily and if there are cases where I don't, i try to learn how because I think of forgiveness to set myself free. I think if you dont forgive a person, it is harder on you than it is for the person that you are upset with. So, because of this, I try to forgive for my own sake.