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Releasing a debt you could collect — and choosing to stop charging interest.
means To stop holding a wrong against someone and let go of resentment, blame, or the right to revenge.
from Old English forgiefan, a beefed-up give: the for- means completely, so forgiving is literally giving something away entirely — usually your grudge.
Debt languageMany languages frame forgiveness as canceling what is owed.
Not forgettingForgiving releases the grudge, not the memory.
Health angleLinked to lower blood pressure and stress hormones.