Forgive and Forget

[AMDG]

Back to the original question about "forgive" and "forget". In all of your discussions, is there any consideration that these are TWO SEPERATE things. To "forgive" is an act of the will--not a feeling--a "no matter what he has done to me, I still want the best for him". To "forget" is something different--it is a denial that something happened--a denial of reality. A "forgiving" person doesn't have to be a "doormat" (that would be wrong and against charity). Nor does he have to suffer from amnesia or get a lobotomy. In fact, a "forgiving" person still is under the obligation to practice prudence (and sometimes he wouldn't be able to do that if he would always "forget".)

 

[Alexis OCA]

"Women will forgive anything. Otherwise, the race would have died out long ago."
--Robert A. Heinlein