Redefining Forgiveness

I had written something on this subject in the past here . However, I gained some fresh perspective I'll love to share. Forgiveness has always been a difficult topic. I, myself, struggled with it for a while. There’s a natural feeling of justification when you want to deal with people who have hurt you in the past, people who have wronged or betrayed you. It feels noble and right to want to hit back at them, to give them a taste of their own medicine, and to show them all that you’re made of. However, over time, forgiveness has proven to be the most noble way. Now, some people misinterpret forgiveness to mean that you should let certain people back into your life and give them another chance to hurt you again. I personally don’t believe that’s what forgiveness is. I think forgiveness is letting go of resentment, bitterness, hate, and anger towards those who may have hurt you in the past. This letting go doesn’t mean you should be naïve enough to give them the chance to hurt you th...