“When a deep injury is done to us we never recover until we forgive.”

By: Alan Paton  

I like to believe that there is nothing worse than envy and resentment. In this statement Alan Paton clearly explained the route out of resentment. He stated that forgiveness is the only way to recover. I completely agree with this because if you don’t forgive then you are always going to hold on to that. If you want to hold on to something bad that some other person did to you it is completely fine. The only thing to remember is that is only going to set you back. I like to think of God when forgiving. The Lord is merciful and he will not leave us there he will forgive us so that we grow and learn from our mistakes. He wants us to be the best people we can be and for that we need to learn how to forgive. If we are able to forgive we can not only brighten our day but somebody else's’ day as well. A more specific example would be when someone goes behind your back and says something mean about you. You will not talk to that person because they lost your trust but also because you feel bad that they would do something like that. The other friend feels bad for doing that but you decide not to forgive them . That will only hurt you in the long run because it will be in you that you didn’t give them a second chance but Jesus died to give us a second chance. That is when we have to realize that we shouldn’t hold grudges or the feeling of hatred. We are all born to love and forgive each other. That is just the way I look at it. With that said I will continue to live with my mentality and Paton’s view on life.