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Forgiving is actually pretty darn easy so long as you realize that anything can happen and that humans are beings of error. Good rule of thumb is: prepare for the worst but hope for the best...like camping:) Its pretty easy to forget when you forgive at least in the sense of disturbing your own peace and spiritual well-being. Example: When I was 17, I was engaged to a Marine. On 9/10/01 we had a big blow out fight, but it was all petty stuff. The next morning he was in the Pentagon. I was later informed that he died in the crash at the Pentagon. And for many years, I've felt horrible about having such a fight and never having the chance for apologies. Well fast forward to last week. I was just looking around on the internet trying to see if I could find any of his family. No such luck. BUT...I did find him. He lives in Maryland with a wife. Now imagine the ambivalence. Wanting to apologize for the petty argument is nothing in comparison to the anger I felt at finding out that he "faked" his death (in the most atrocious of ways) just to get out of an engagement. All of the negative feelings lasted for all of a day before I simply forgave him. No sense crying over spilled milk because more times than not, getting angry won't even change the circumstances. So just forgive people because I can guarantee that one day you'll need that same grace.