Can you say you have forgiven?

You know that during daily life, now and again, you come upon an intricate piece of work, and try how you may, you cannot conquer certain difficulties, which at the time seem insurmountable.

And so, if you are wise, after putting a certain amount of effort into the accomplishment, you leave it for a while and do some of those many other tasks, which await your attention.

And then, when the mind has had a little rest and distraction, back again you come to the obstinate piece of work—you put a little more effort into it, and as time goes on, perhaps a fresh idea comes to you, and at last, in conjunction with all the help that is around you, you finish that which you began with so much doubt and misgiving—you finish it in the end.

This is exactly the position in regard to those who have injured another and who have not righted the wrong during the time they were on earth.

And this explains much—it explains why, as the years go by, the sense of injury grows dimmer in the mind of the one so injured, and at last, thank God, the time comes when you can say—

Not only have I forgiven, but I have almost forgotten as well.