Why should we forgive the faults of others?

You should forgive an injury of thought―or word―or deed, as quickly as possible, and those who have been guilty of the injury should lose no time in owning up and making it right, as far as they possibly can. 

Forgiveness of harm done by one ego to another and full reparation made to the injured party is of very great importance to the soul because it helps forward his journey on the upward arc, and goes a very long way towards peace and amicable relations with others. 

The sting of unkind thoughts and deeds and words and the permanent harm lies in the fact that they are so often allowed to slip out of the memory of both injured and injurer. 

The after-result will be the same. 

The one ego must forgive the other, and sometimes it is harder for the injured party to accept the forgiveness than for the injurer to offer it.