Day 73 ~ Forgiveness

I once read that resentment is a poison you take thinking it will hurt someone else. This morning I woke up with hurt feelings that I had been carrying for more than a day. A conversation took place and, although I didn't feel fully satisfied as a result, by the evening all the hard feelings were gone. And all that happened naturally, without me even thinking about it. While I am really glad not to be poisoning myself, I also wonder why some people don't have such an easy time forgiving. Were their own mistakes not forgiven? What heartaches lead them to hold on to resentment? Current research shows that it is not just a quote--bearing a grudge literally damages our body both by debilitating white cells and preventing new brain cells from developing. Based on that alone, besides reducing the duration of hurt feelings, I should aim to let go of them without even a conversation, as the option is not always available.