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

-Alan Paton

What this quote means to me is very true. I believe that you should always forgive, because if you do not, then you will be holding a grudge. It will stay with you forever, and you will always be thinking about what you could had done to change it, but what you didn’t do. A very good example of this is like the one that we saw in class, where the woman was able to forgive that guy, because she knew that if she did not, then she will not be living in peace. To add on, another example can be if someone has done something to harm you before. They may feel guilty after, because they know that they did the wrong thing. You should forgive them, because they feel sorry for what they made you go through. You should be able to forgive, to be able to recover, because the only way that we will recover fully is if we forgive, so that is very important. If you do not forgive, then you will live with the thought everyday of your life, knowing that you should had forgiven the person. This is why this quote is very important, because it is able to teach us things such as forgiving. If we forgive, then we will live in peace and happiness, and not live holding a grudge.