The True Meaning of Forgiveness

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Source: Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
The True Meaning of Forgiveness
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New research shows that forgiving someone does not erase memories of the harm, which remain as vivid as before, but it changes the emotional response to those memories, reducing negative feelings and promoting benevolence, without forgetting the event itself.

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Does Forgiving Really Mean Forgetting?  Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life

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