An event sticks out in my mind right now as I commence writing this extremely important article about the vital importance of forgiveness in a person's life. I was facilitating a seminar some years ago and as usual towards the end I had highlighted the importance of forgiving all who may have done us wrong in the past, in order for us to have true peace of mind. As the day's sessions ended, a beautiful young lady approached me at the podium and said "Dr. Reilly can I speak with you in private?" I replied "Sure, let's just wait until everyone has left."
When the room had finally emptied, we sat down and she said to me "Dr. Reilly how can I forgive my father who molested me as a child?" As she laid that bombshell on me, I quietly asked God to guide me in what I said to this distraught young lady who was obviously in a whole lot of anguish and mental pain. I spoke to her in as soothing a tone as I could muster up under the circumstances and did my very best to get the point over to her, that when she forgives her father, she's doing it for her own sake and peace of mind.
As I concluded my brief talk with this troubled young lady, I advised her to immediately seek some ongoing counseling to assist her in moving on with her life, whilst leaving the sad, painful events of the past behind her. I sincerely hope that she took my advice as I lived in another part of the world and was not therefore able to follow up with her. Yes my friend, my advice to literally everyone here today is contained in the title of this article, "Always, always forgive."
Now, let me point out at this time that doing the right thing is not always easy. In fact at times it may indeed appear to be impossible. But my friend, nothing is impossible for as that well-known saying so aptly puts it, where there's a will there's a way. As I have written about on several occasions, as I put it, life ain't easy.
So, it is not an easy thing to do to forgive another who has hurt us deeply. However, it's what we must, yes I did say must do if we want to have peace of mind and thus go on to a happy, fulfilled life. So in conclusion, always, always forgive as it's in the end, the only way to be completely free. That's right, forgiveness is all about you and your future.

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