Without a true repentent life, we cannot forgive. And forgetting the wrongs of others can only be possible when we live in repentence...because our salvation is dependent on our repentent state of soul. How can we waste time blaming others when we are worried and struggling for our own salvation and hoping that God will not condemn us for our sins?
When we value our salvation above all else, then our repentence will bring out the forgiveness, that Christ taught and there will be no question of remembering. Forgiveness is final. There are plenty of examples of the Orthodox saints that exemplified forgiveness.
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