I want to start this out by saying that I forgive you, and I’m sorry that I haven’t said this sooner. You may not have ever asked me to forgive you, or even thought about saying those two little words, but I’m here to say it’s okay. Now, you may be wondering why I am being so willing to give forgiveness to someone who hasn’t even thought twice of asking for it. Well, the answer to that is quite simple really. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best when he said, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
So, there you have it. I’m not forgiving you because I want you back in my life or that I’ve forgotten all of the pain and toxicity you brought into it. I’m forgiving you because there’s no point in me holding a grudge over something that isn’t worth my time.
In a sense, this letter is a sort of closure for me more than anything else. A way to truly part with all the pent up frustrations I have over all the crappy friendships and the heartbreak that each of you brought into my life. So out of love and respect for you, I will forgive you and love you because you are a person, and every single person, no matter how much they’ve hurt you at one point or another in your life, deserves to be loved and respected.
Thank you for helping me grow as an individual and become stronger. Each time you knocked me down or made me feel smaller than a grain of sand you were unknowingly teaching me how to get up off the ground, shake it off, and proudly display the battle scars. So, thank you for helping me to become and even better version of myself.
May you receive all the love, grace and beauty you so deserve. I love you and forgive you. Now let’s move onward and upward in this journey. That’s what this is a journey, not something to be concurred.
C.
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