Forgiveness: Are we Also to Forget?

I struggle with these notions as well. I think it\'s important to forgive and forget and I work on this constantly. With that said, I must note that there is a certain vulnerability that goes along with forgiving and forgetting. Personally, when I forgive someone for offending me I look for anything I may have done to \\"inspire\\" this perceived offense against me. I also, usually, remain somewhat wary of interactions with said individual in the hope of avoiding being wronged again or finding myself in an unfortunate position. (Maybe that\'s a little bit of the \\"Fool me once shame on you...\\" mentality.) I think forgetting is also very important and comes naturally when forgiveness is in place and the trust which was damaged is repaired. Perhaps a better way of looking at this is that we should forgive people and let go of whatever conflict is present. (NOTE: That doesn’t mean we have to accept their opinions or justify them as being right or wrong - it just means we let go of the “conflict”.) If both individuals do this I think the trust slowly begins to repair itself and eventually it is all forgotten.