Forgiveness

It all has to do with forgiveness. Forgiving myself for not seeing his true way earlier. Forgiving him for not being who I thought he was. Forgiving and not being so hard on him or myself. Forgiveness is a hard virtue to learn because it truly requires you to let go and become detached. You want to hold on to the anger. You want to hang on to the hurt. It is a human created form of atonement or penance...not God centered or created at all. At its core, a very selfish and self-centered way to handle a broken heart. I think it is hard to understand how to forgive but still have boundaries and protect ones self. I think it is hard to forgive myself when I know that I have let my center be trampled on. Forgiveness.