Feeling No Resentment

Forgiveness is something that I will always live by. I leave a person with all the forgiveness that I have to give, so that I do not have to regret anything later. I see people come and go throughout life, and I know how easy it is to lose a person, but I always try to keep people close to me. I want to know that a person will be there when I need them, and I will be there on the other side as well. It is important to not hold grudges against a person, because it can be something I dwell on for the rest of my future, not having a chance to forgive again. I have always found it important to forgive the ones I love the most, because I may never get a chance to say those last goodbyes and I love yous, which have become so important to me.

When Ila died that cold winter morning in January, it came so apparent to me how people can be gone from your life in just an instant. I was only twelve years old at the time, and Ila was only four years younger than me at the ripe age of eight years old, and it was hard for me to grasp the idea of someone so young being taken out of this world. This year will be six years since she has passed, and it has given me a lot of time to think, and learn from this. It has taught me so much about life and how important it is for people to be there for you, and to keep them in your life. People come and go sometimes, not realizing the impact they may have, but when I am unable to say goodbye for the last time, that may be something I never forget. If I am unable to forgive a person after I walk out on them suddenly, and something happens to them, that may be something I may never forget as well.

I have never realized how quickly life can come and go, and it has helped me a lot to not take anything in life that I have for granted, especially the people in my life that have helped me become who I am today. Along with being so grateful for so many people in my life, it makes me realize how important forgiveness actually is. It has always been very important to me that I always tell people how I feel, and to never keep anything in, because I may never know what I will not get a chance to tell a person how I feel. I know is not always easy, nor is telling someone how I feel, but as I have grown older I have learned to never stay mad at a person, and to always forgive the people I love.