In honour of the Forum Troll ---

[Mark_]

For amusement, have others looked as his touted "Switchboards"? Oh, one would drool to have such lovely interfaces to stare at daily, wouldn't one?

 

[AccessBlaster]

...You don't give a damn about the person you're forgiving.

This strikes me as being counterintuitive.

 

[Mark_]

AccessBlaster,

It makes perfect sense once you can answer one simple question; who is responsible for your happiness?

Same person responsible for you being happy is the same one who will want the feeling of forgiveness so you don't dwell upon past wrongs.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Absolutely true, Tony. The heaviest burden we ever carry is hatred. It keeps us up at night. It distracts us from higher learning. It keeps us from love. It incites violence to others, which adds to the burden of your conscience. With forgiveness, we can learn to dump a load we don't need to carry. And the first person you have to forgive? Yourself, for being human and therefore imperfect.