To Forgive is to Remember

So a friend of mine sent this to me. I was amazed at how close to home it hit me. You can never truly forget the things you have done or that others have done to you...but you can move forward and you can learn.


To forgive is not to forget,
To forgive is really to remember.
To remember
That nobody is perfect.
That each of us stumbles.
When we want so much to stay upright,
That each of us says things
We wish we had never said.
That we can all forget that love
Is more important than being right.

To forgive is really to remember,
That we are so much more than our mistakes.
That we are often more kind and caring
And that accepting another's flaws
Can help us accept our own.
To forgive is to remember,
That the odds are pretty good
That we might soon need to be forgiven ourselves.
That life sometimes gives us more than we can handle
gracefully.

To forgive is to remember,
That we have room in our hearts to begin
Again, and again, and again.

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