What does forgiving others mean?
There are various meanings for forgiveness. One could be to pretend something didn’t happen and then try to never think about it again. This is unrealistic and doesn’t deal with the negative feelings from the situation. To me forgiving others means letting go of bitterness, resentment and anger towards people we feel have hurt us, annoyed us and so on. The hurt could be emotional, physical, spiritual… It doesn’t necessarily mean we label the behavior as acceptable or harmless, as it might be far from it.
