Even though her gut warns her to stay home, a work assignment forces Ari to visit the island—and it’s even more dangerous than she ever could have imagined. It is the history of the world. Watch out for anyone who says, "I will forgive, but never forget." In one sense, it is impossible to truly forget sins that have been committed against us. Depending on what one means by "forgive and forget," the phrase has some biblical support. That is who we believe we are. Looking within to build emotional empathy. Some people deal with the guilt over that in socially acceptable ways; other people deal with it in socially unacceptable ways; still others deal with it in most socially unacceptable ways—by committing mass murders or genocide.Many of you know that wonderful speech from The Merchant of Venice where Shylock, the old Jew who is a moneylender and is not portrayed very nicely in the play, talks about all the persecution he has felt. Say, 'Shut Up And Dribble', Again. In fact, there is always only a mind, but the ego convinces us that psychosis is the way to go, so we seemingly project what is within. Racism Through the Eyes of a Rural White American, Love, Infatuation, and the Steadfast Tin Soldier, A Time to Fight, For the Memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Our Rights and Our Lives, Violence Is Never the Answer, Unless You’re White and Armed, #All Black Lives Matter: An Interview With Jamilynn Armstrong. Hey, I'm Manish Kumar. But it's always important to talk to a dermatologist about any medical concerns you may have. However, not being able to forget may not be such a bad thing and it certainly does not mean … It is our decision for the ego that imprisons us, and it is our decision for the Holy Spirit that frees us. If we forgive someone, we must act as if that sin had never occurred. Reference: Anonymous, Last Update: 2015-09-08 In fact, we are to forgive others as God has forgiven us (Matthew 6:12), even when someone sins against us many times (Matthew 18:22). Then the guilt becomes so intolerable that we have no recourse but to believe we deserve to be punished, the inevitable result of the belief in guilt or sin: I have done something terrible; I am something terrible; therefore, I deserve to be punished, and now I am afraid of the punishment. This is why that statement would fall under the rubric of forgiveness-to-destroy. Then, when in time they get power, we all know what they will do. You are attacking not because the person actually did what you are accusing him or her of doing, but because you believe you did what you are accusing that person of doing.It is an endless cycle that is the history of the world and will continue to be the history of the world until an individual in the world (because it only takes one) is able to shine the light of truth on that unconscious guilt. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. There is that little voice inside that tells us that if we let go of our judgment and anger, if we see all people as the same and let go of our guilt, we will just go poof and vanish, disappearing into oblivion, which, of course, is not the way the process works. Learn more about Thought Catalog and our writers on our about page. I forgive you for taking the last cookie from my snack pack at recess or for stealing my homework to copy down my hours of hard work in a matter of seconds.