The experience of human life involves a wide range of relationships and resulting emotions. Very often, these emotions cause reactions that result in harming one another either physically or emotionally. Hurt is sadly unavoidable for a human being in any of these relationships. The way one choices to react to that hurt is the only thing that individual has partial control over as fully being able to forgive another is complex and unattainable. As the human experience is about personal growth, the concept of achieving the same understanding of forgiveness that God is capable of would represent the ultimate level of growth and would therefore be at the center of the human life and the relationships that are a shared part of the experience.
Ultimately it would be considered best if the words “I’m sorry” were always sincere and that the words “I forgive you” would follow and be equally as sincere. The problem with this is that forgiveness requires a true acceptance of what has happened to harm an individual and requires that individual to accept part of the responsibility while letting go of their power to be right. One also has to let go of the idea of revenge or payback. Forgiveness does not involve the offender to do anything. Forgiveness is internal and must be experienced in one’s heart as deeply as it can possibly be based on the victim’s level within the life experience.
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Generally, however, victims seek justice. It is culturally believed that, in order for a victim to have closure and be able to forgive, the offender must receive some form of punishment or repay the victim in some way. In fact, the pursuit of justice involves the victim in an ordeal that breeds anger and revenge. By allowing these emotions to come into the relationship, the journey towards being capable of true forgiveness becomes nearly impossible to move forward on.
