>The definition of forgive is to no longer punish someone as you saw it fit to forgive what they did. If you still act differently towards that someone because

>The definition of forgive is to no longer punish someone as you saw it fit to forgive what they did. If you still act differently towards that someone because of an act then you simply haven't forgiven them. We fundamentally disagree on the definition of forgiveness. Forgiveness doesn't mean wiping clean your memory of the past. For example, I have a friend with a drug problem. This friend has on numerous occasions told lies and has otherwise been unreliable in other ways that drug addicts often are. I have forgiven this person for their transgressions and love them just as much as I love anyone else, and would lay down my life for them without hesitation. However, that doesn't mean I'm going to now simply accept their statements without doubt - I would be a fool to do so despite the fact that I have forgiven then completely for their previous lies and don't judge them, or look down on them, for the previous behavior. For better or worse, we are all the sum of our actions.