Forgiving people is not basically because they asked for it or because they merited or deserved it but it is basically because your mind deserves peace. You will agree with me that each time you bear someone's offence in your mind and you see them or accidentally run into them, your pattern of heartbeat will change at that moment. This is just to prove to you that, for the sake of your inner peace, you should forgive them all.
Sometimes, the person you are bearing grudge against may not even know that they offended you and you will be the only one punishing your emotions by bearing unnecessary weight. You do not have to wait for someone to tender an apology before you forgive them, because some people will not apologize but you still have to forgive them nonetheless.
There is an inner peace that comes when you let go and free your mind from unwholesome offences. The pressures of this world are more than enough and adding offences to them may make you to crack under pressure.
The truth is, as long as you live, you do not have to expect everyone to treat you as you want or to play by your rules, offences will definitely come but the only difference is how you face them. Anyone that tells you that life will be void of offences is not helping you to grow. You should always brace up for the offences as they come and also forgive the offenders for the sake of your inner peace.
Some people that bear grudges against others have committed bigger offences to someone else than what they claim was done against them but the ground did not open up to swallow them. Do not be quick to wish for bad to happen to someone that offended you, there's something called "forgiveness", and that person might turn out to be your greatest ally tomorrow.
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