Forgiveness is NOT forgetting!!! How can you protect yourself in the future if you forget what has happened in the past?Forgiveness takes all of the negative emotions out of you so they don't affect your health. Think about...they person/people you're upset with don't know what you're going through. They are living and enjoying life feeling that if you have a problem with them it's your problem not theirs. It's not affecting them at all. When you don't forgive the negative feelings stay inside you and keep coming up you can't keep them suppressed forever. They fester and ooze and the infection can destroy you and your happiness. You don't want to become a bitter old person. Don't let them have that power over you!!