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Forgive but Never Forget

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By kia31


I forgive you

When someone does me wrong, I usually have no problem forgiving them because I don't like carry grudges if only makes me feel bad and really does nothing to help the situation. If someone never ask for forgiveness I almost always tell them that I for give them and let them know I only give them one chance and if they do it again they are no longer my friend or in my life. No some people like relatives and family friends you have to deal with them no matter what.

One thing to always remember any time you forgive someone don't forget what they did. If you forget what they did to you then you will never forgive yourself for letting them do it again and they will if you forget. So remember it OK to forgive but its not OK to forget.

Temple of Forgiveness

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Forgiving Family

Usually for family I still forgive them but I do not deal with them during family functions. I say hi to them and then pretty much avoid them as much as possible during the family function. I don't tell everyone else in the family our business because it only makes the whole thing a lot bigger than it needs to be. Hopefully I will get an apology or something. If not I just do not deal with those family members except when forced to for a family function. There is no reason to make everyone else suffer for what another family member has done. Of course there are different degrees of what someone has done and somethings take longer to forgive but I do my best to forgive as soon as I can because like I said it only hurts me when I am angry.


Forgiving Friends

Now when a friend does something to me that needs forgiveness, I pretty much tell them straight out that they have done me wrong and If they still want to be friends, i would expect an apology or something to let me know that they are sorry. If they been a friend for a long time its a little harder to keep them from being friends without and apology. But usually I am good at picking friends and most of my friends have never done be wrong at least not on purpose.


Forgiving Someone your in a Relationship With.

Its hard when someone in a relationship does you wrong specially if you have been romantically involved with them. You have to figure out why they did it and if its worth continuing the relationship. Now if you are married then you have not much of a choice but to resolve the issue. I know some issues just cant be resolved and you got to consider if you need to separate or get a divorce or something. If you have kids it even gets a lot harder. You just got to hope you get an apology or something from you significant other buy still find a way to forgive them so it does not eat you up inside.


Forgiving People You Work With

Sometimes a co-worker is going to do something wrong to you and its hard to face people you work with that have done you wrong. You have to figure some way to get along with them. You might just have to confront them and let them know that they have done you wrong and hopefully they will apologize and you can get back to work and not forgive them. You want a job that you are happy to go to everyday. Lucky for me I enjoy my job and so far no-one has done me wrong yet, at-least that i am aware.


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Forgiving People You don't even know

You sometimes have to find a way to forgive someone that you don't even know that's done you wrong. It can happen at a store, on the road or even a party. People can be cruel ore not caring. Some people are just rude and run over people in their way. i usually get mad when things happen to me from someone I don't know. Since I hope to never see them again I can forgive them and get on with me life.

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Never Forget

Remember to Always try to forgive someone and try to work out your differences but never forget what someone has done or it will come back and get you someday. Some people you just have to forget them completely. Others that you have to deal with forgive them and do not let it get to you or you will never forgive them. If you want to be happy you can't worry about anything that's why you have to to forgive. Its really for you and not the other person.


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stephhicks68 profile image

stephhicks68  says:
2 years ago

You did an excellent job covering a difficult subject. I especially like how you broke it out into different areas.

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
2 years ago

Thanks Stephen, I just wrote about it they way I felt about it, forgiving is not easy but its very necessary.

premsingh profile image

premsingh  says:
17 months ago

good job. A complicated issue dealt with ease.

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
17 months ago

Yes Very Complicated but everybody has to deal with forgiving sometime. Thanks for the feedback Premsingh

MorganaMontgomery profile image

MorganaMontgomery  says:
17 months ago

Nice article. I especially like the way you broke it down into segments. I have to agree a lot with what you said: "Forgive but not forget", and that it only harms me if I cannot forgive. This is a touchy subject, but I think you opinioned it quite well. I also appreciate all the referrence materials as suggested reading.

Nicely done!

torino70 profile image

torino70  says:
16 months ago

Forgiving is something we all need to practice?

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
16 months ago

Yes we should, I guess its just harder for some to forgive then others. But we all have to start somewhere.

torino70 profile image

torino70  says:
16 months ago

Very well said.

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
13 months ago

Thanks Torino70, its just the way I feel.

Joe610  says:
8 months ago

If you don't forget, then you haven't forgiven. True forgiveness is like true love - unconditional.

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
7 months ago

Joe, I not sure I really never forget anything does that mean I have never forgiven. I have to think about your statement.

MattUSAF2525 profile image

MattUSAF2525  says:
6 months ago

I've never understood why you "have to forgive" someone, for doing you wrong. Why should it then be up to me, to give the person who hurt me, the right to feel good about what they did to me? It's like if i were to punch every person on this earth in the face, then ask them to forgive me.

Now lets say they've forgiven me. So not only did i just punch every person on earth in the face and hurt them, but then I ask them to no longer hate me, but forgive me.

Seems like the offender gets to do whatever they want, with no worries. Screw that.

kia31 profile image

kia31  says:
6 months ago

Matt, You do not have to forgive anyone if you do not want to but, do not let what was done to you hurt you, forgiving them can help you more than it helps them. What I me about not forgetting is to rember what they did no if they punched you then I would simply stay away from that person or find me a body guard. But I not going to let them do it to me again now way.

blaise25 profile image

blaise25  says:
2 months ago

I think you can never be happy completely if you wont forgive...

this is a nice written hub. thanks for sharing ;p

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