“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you” – L.B Smedes
Those exact words were what Aunt Claire answered to me when I asked her if she wanted me to forgive Paul Jackson.
I understand the meaning of those words, but I just cannot bring myself to agree with it – at least, not for now. We were the ones whom he had done wrong, but why it seemed like we were the bad people for not forgiving him?
I wonder what Mom and Dad feel towards that guy? If they had survived that incident, would they hate him as I do?
Or…would they just forgive?
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That day, my family was having fun while eating dinner together. I watched my mom as she laughed while teasing Dad because of what happened that morning. Dad, on the other hand, was embarrassedly laughin
