What does it take to forgive and what does it take to apologize? If someone says "I'm sorry." should you automatically believe them and move on? Or should you expect that that word is not the end of the sin, but you do something about the sin or crime committed?
What about saying sorry? Who should be the one to say it first? Of course it should be the one who hurt you but then, did you even think that maybe that person also got hurt? Humility should be put into equation and leave the pride behind. I remember a priest lecturing about forgiveness during a sermon, he said that if someone does you harm, don't wait for them to say sorry to you but ask them yourself. Go down on your knees if needed. Because it means you are willing to forgive, set aside all the pain and pride, continue on loving and just move on. And you shall be forgiven, because that person wants to move on from the pain too.
Thus I went down on my knees to ask forgiveness. I bowed my head to apologize. But I never got a reply.
And now I stand up to walk away and just think that I will move on.
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