To forgive
Is not to forget.
To forgive
Is really to remember
That nobody is perfect
That each of us stumbles
When we want so much to stay upright
That each of us says things
We wish we had never said
That we can all forget that love
Is more important than being right.
To forgive
Is really to remember
That we are so much more
Than our mistakes
That we are often more kind and caring
That accepting another's flaws
Can help us accept our own.
To forgive
Is to remember
That the odds are pretty good that
We might soon need to be forgiven ourselves.
That life sometimes gives us more
Than we can handle gracefully.
To forgive
Is to remember
That we have room in our hearts to
Begin again
And again,
And again. ~~ Author Unknown

Alpho,

there were a few accidents today on my way home ...

in the 6 hours...there were many thoughts that came across my mime...(but he was really quiet for some reason...LOL)

amongst them was one about how we all really don't know how long we each have on this earth...(it got me to think about hip chick as well...about her limited time and yet how we all have limited time)

I am not sure if some of those victims survived the accidents or not. One of the accidents halted the traffic for almost 30 minutes...I drove by the scene and thought to myself, there was no way any of them could've survived that particular one...the car was totally destroyed...

life is unpredictable....we need to forgive whenever possible...

and you are so right, it is NOT to forget, it IS to remember...

and all those inbetweens as you've posted...

I am going to bed now and pray that I have in me to forgive all that I cannot and have not forgiven, and pray that I can be forgiven by all that have not forgiven me...

thank you, as I head to bed...

I'm glad you are home safe and sound! Forgiveness gets easier I think if we only practice it..this coming from a person who can really polish her wounds...I feel a bit like a hypocrite...but I do own it!

And you are a lovely man..proud to have you as my friend.

((Alffe)) I love this poem
I have this link saved to my computer... it is the same poem set to video with pictures and music http://www.inspiringthots.net/movie/forgiveness.php

((Moi)) you are so strong and courageous and I just think you are wonderful

Oh I love that Nikki...thank you! You should post it in the Sanctuary. It's fun to sit here listening to Christmas music on the computer...now that Doody showed me how. *grin