Personal Essay: The Art Of Forgiveness

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The art of forgiveness can be extremely difficult. When someone does something wrong to you, you never want to forget it. When actions have been made that you cannot let go overnight, it’s hard to even think about forgiveness. Resentment starts to build. The feelings of anger and bitterness begin to fester. To be frank, why forgive someone when you know you don’t like them anymore anyway? It’s funny to think that forgiving someone for THEIR transgressions is necessary. He/She should be looking for YOUR forgiveness, not the other way around. So the question would be how do you know if you should forgive? Why is forgiving necessary? Why should I forgive someone who hurt me? Forgiveness is pointless. Forgiveness is Laughable. This being said….it’s story time.
So there was a guy who I just so happen to meet early summer. Let’s call him Michael. As we dated, I quickly became in love. Michael was attractive, charismatic, romantic, and caring. He had this way of having me sprung off of his smooth, charming moves. He was smart and funny, and most
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I wanted to get involve with this new guy, but I felt something was holding me back. What is it you say? It was Michael. Anything related to Michael I was still holding on to. I was still holding on to the fact he hurt me. I hated everything and anything that had to do with him or even reminded me of him. I hated the small things that reminded me of him, from his favorite food to the type of music he listened to. EVERYTHING reminded me of this dude and it BUGGED ME! I didn’t realize I resented him so much until I tried to move on to another guy. I had to completely let go of Michael and all things Michael. Let go of the hurt he put me through. Let go of the insecurity I gained about myself after I dated him. Let go of the feeling that I’m not good enough to keep someone near me. Let go of the insecurity of believing once a cheater always a

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