To understand somebody else as a human being, I think, is about as close to real forgiveness as one can get.
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Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.
It's important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it's a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.
On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
To understand is to forgive, even oneself.
Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.
When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.
Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.
Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.
One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.
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