. What ever happened to forgiveness? These days, if someone says "I'm sorry" the automatic response is "that's okay" or "don't worry about it." Instead of forgiveness, all we give out is reassurances that nothing really bothers us. This isn't true. When someone hurts us or does something wrong, we're hurt. At least I know that I am. I get mad, but instead of living my emotions, I too quickly dispel my actual experience for a socially acceptable cliche that's not really true.
. Can you remember the last time that someone said the words "I forgive you"? I can. I was almost offended. At first I thought, "How dare you act like you're better than I am." However, all this person did was give me what I was asking for... forgiveness. That phrase is supposed to represent an internal experience. Granted, we don't always feel like we want to forgive someone... but if we don't feel forgiving at that moment, then saying "don't worry about it" is pretty much a lie too.
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