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Article by Hali Tsotetsi

Why do I want to forgive her?
Because I believed that she was a trustworthy friend.

I forgive her because we all make mistakes and sometimes we are on the receiving end of someone else’s.

I forgive her because I am done remembering how she was not for me as a friend.

I forgive her because I was younger once, too. I was also gullible to what others said about people I was friends with.

I forgive her because carrying hurt will only harm me. Rewinding the past will only hurt me.

I forgive her because although I have put up a strong boundary towards her, I am freeing myself up from any anger that I ever felt towards her.

No person is worthy of holding a grudge against. Self-protection doesn’t mean that I have to relive the past in my head.