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Forgiveness is for you. Any benefit they get is a by-product.
I avoid getting sued, arrested, or fired by not punching them in the face.
You are arguing that you should forgive them, so that you are not at risk of punching them in the face.
That’s why I put “forgive” in quotes in my first post. I know I’m not using the word correctly. That’s the joke.
But it's funny because it's true. You should forgive, because you would be better off if you did. We hold onto anger feeling like we are contributing a good to the greater world by bearing that burden, by holding on to something bad that happened. But you can both forgive a person, and learn better for next time.
It’s not so much anger as it is pity and disgust… but now I’m splitting hairs. I see your point.