One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he knows it or not.

O.A. Battista
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When I feel that I have forgiven an enemy, then I know that I have truly come to terms with the wrongs done to me. When I have all of my wounds properly healed, then I can move forward in life with the best of my ability.

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