To Forgive

 

To forgive is not to forget.
To forgive is really to remember
That nobody is perfect
That each of us stumbles
When we want so much

to stay upright

That each of us says things
We wish we had never said
That we can all forget that love
Is more important than being right

To forgive is to remember
That we are so much more
Than our mistakes
That we are often
more kind and caring
That accepting another's flaws
Can help us accept our own

To forgive is to remember
That the odds are pretty good
that we might soon need
to be forgiven ourselves.
That life sometimes gives us more
Than we can handle gracefully

To forgive is to remember
That we have room
in our hearts to begin again

And again,
And again.

~Author Unknown~