forgiveness
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Forgiveness is the act of letting go of anger or resentment toward someone who has wronged you, as shown in historical examples like when leaders chose clemency over punishment. It matters because it allows people to move past harm and avoid cycles of retaliation.
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- Nature of forgiveness
- Ideas about what forgiveness is not
- Timeliness
- In philosophical thought
- Religious views
- Abrahamic
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Bahá'í Faith
- Dharmic
- Buddhism
- Dharma
- Jainism
- Other
- {{lang|haw|Hoʻoponopono}}
- Popular recognition
- In relationships
- Enright's model of forgiveness
- Interventions
- Types
- Contrary evidence
- Children
- Older adults
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Evidence supporting a correlation
- Criticisms
- Self-forgiveness
- Therapeutic model
- Unapologetic forgiveness
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
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Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who has felt wronged, harmed, or hurt changes their feelings and attitude towards the offender, and overcomes the impact of the offense, including negative emotions such as resentment or desire for vengeance. Theorists differ in the extent to which they believe forgiveness also implies replacing the negative emotions with positive attitudes (e.g., an increased ability to tolerate the offender), or requires reconciliation with the offender.