CIJS:
I decided last night to forgive everyone that has hurt me in the past. I realised that in a lot of cases, I have an "account" still open where I'm awaiting an apology and an explanation. However, this is just not healthy. In some cases it's next to impossible that I will ever receive one, no matter how much I think I deserve it; and in some other cases I've realised that the behaviour that upset me is partly explained by other factors. I've learned new things which have given me different perspectives.
So I've just closed all the accounts. Most of the people will never know they've been forgiven, if they even care, but it's done anyhow. I feel like a weight has lifted. I appreciate more than ever how tough life is for many people, and how illness and other problems make coping extremely hard. So I've probably taken more offense than is realistic. Some of these people I will see again, some I probably won't. But holding onto the past has only been burdening me.
I decided last night to forgive everyone that has hurt me in the past. I realised that in a lot of cases, I have an "account" still open where I'm awaiting an apology and an explanation. However, this is just not healthy. In some cases it's next to impossible that I will ever receive one, no matter how much I think I deserve it; and in some other cases I've realised that the behaviour that upset me is partly explained by other factors. I've learned new things which have given me different perspectives.
So I've just closed all the accounts. Most of the people will never know they've been forgiven, if they even care, but it's done anyhow. I feel like a weight has lifted. I appreciate more than ever how tough life is for many people, and how illness and other problems make coping extremely hard. So I've probably taken more offense than is realistic. Some of these people I will see again, some I probably won't. But holding onto the past has only been burdening me.
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