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RecoveryI thought went, “it is easier to forgive than forget,” I discovered many others, but could not find it one quoted in those exact words. I can forgive and still love that person. Not being able to forget makes me cry when I think of being hurt by others. I will never ever mention it again to them. I let it go for their sake. I keep it in my heart to still creep up on me when I least expect the pain to come back. The four months we spent with Aunt Nell and Uncle Keith will always be part of me. The parts that hurt me the most are how I was always made to feel I did not belong. I was not part of any family. I did not want to be part of mine; the one that was Mama, Daddy, my brother and me. I wanted to be included with Aunt Nell's. There was always the recentment of what a sacrifice everyone made for Daddy's family. For this I have forgiven, but have never forgot. Not forgetting I think makes me a better person. I never fussed or brought up what I thought they had wronged me with. Well, once I tried. Try was all I did I could not make myself ask the question I wanted to ask. I tried to get my grandmother to admit being wrong. She just couldn't.

Below is the Quote that some people think means,

"it is easier to forgive than to forget."
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
                              ~Henry Ward Beecher