If you look at the word 'forgive' it is defined as 'to pardon.' Why would I want to pardon anyone who wronged me? That's essentially letting the person go Scott-free without any accountability -- when you "forgive" a person. Like, that horrible bully in my drum circle. If I forgive her for the way she bullied me, I basically let her get away with it. There is no accountability with forgiveness, so that is why I don't accept the whole "forgive and forget" Western philosophy. Does that make any sense at all?

I also don't follow the motto of "living well is the best revenge." Why does living well have to be an act of inflicting harm on someone who hurt me. They hurt me. They don't care how I live. They don't care about me. I should write a critique of all the platitudes used. Platitudes make me cringe. They are my kryptonite.