{"id":1700,"date":"2008-03-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/03\/what-if-i-cannot-forgive.html"},"modified":"2008-03-24T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-24T12:00:00","slug":"what-if-i-cannot-forgive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/03\/what-if-i-cannot-forgive.html","title":{"rendered":"What if I Cannot Forgive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most cases regarding forgiveness are personal, and do not necessitate forgiving a tyrant. But what if one simply cannot forgive?<\/p>\n<p>Even if we cannot forgive, it is important to catalogue for ourselves what it takes out of our lives to hold onto the anger and recrimination. How would my life change if I let this go? Would it be better or worse? 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