Well well well

Ha…I could push you so hard that you hit the floor and hurt your back side. Or I might never talk to you. Or I might ask you questions that would make you cry. Or I might just leave it all, forgive and forget. No hang on…forgive maybe…but forget…never.

So, if I don’t forget does that mean I haven’t completely forgiven you? Possibly. I think both go hand in hand. If you forget the incident/event/statement/whatever, then it might not have been substantial, therefore you have forgiven. Or you might have actually forgotten the episode but when you come face to face with the person involved (or something that cues a memory), old feelings resurface i.e. you have not forgotten and therefore not forgiven.

Can you forgive and not forget? Maybe. I don’t think I could, but then I’m being presumptuous.

I will take a stance that suits me, I will either be civil but give you the cold shoulder. Or I will be friendly and gentle. Or I will make sarcastic comments about anything and everything related to you. Or all of the above.

Selfish you might think. Well, we are all complex. The simplest of actions can result in the most complex of reactions. I think it is because of the ability of humans to be emotive. Now where would the switch be?!