Forgive/ Forget

I have no idea why certain thoughts come to me when they do. This morning I wondered if there was a major character in the Bible who forgets something? I’ll have to  defer to my biblical scholar readers but I don’t remember a single one.

It is said that forgiveness is better than forgetfulness, because to forgive is a conscious act. But I can remember times when I can’t get to forgiveness, and I’m better off to forget than let whatever happened linger.

I am of an age when forgetting things comes more often. For example, Suzy will ask me if she wore a particular sweater the last time we saw a certain couple. For the life of me I don’t. I don’t even remember what shirt I wore, much less whether I’ve washed it since the last time i wore it.

Whether we forgive or forget, the quality of our life improves.

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.