There is an acid test for gold. There is also an acid test for
forgiveness. If I should tell you something wonderful about
someone who has wronged you, cheated you, or defrauded you, and you sizzled at hearing the good news about this
the roots of hatred would still be in your subconscious
mind, playing havoc with you.
Let us suppose you had a painful abscess on your jaw a
year ago, and you told me about it I would casually ask you
if you had any pain now. You would automatically say, “Of
course not, I have a memory of it but no pain.” That is the
whole story. You may have a memory of the incident but no
sting or hurt any more. This is the acid test, and you must
meet it psychologically and spiritually, otherwise, you are
simply deceiving yourself and not practicing the true art of
forgiveness.