"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"- Matthew 5:44
We must truly love and forgive those that do evil things and hate us. In Hamlet, a play by Shakespeare, Hamlet doesn't forgive his uncle for killing Hamlet's father and marrying Hamlet's mother. In the end, this just leads to everybody dying, including Hamlet himself.
Although the results of not forgiving people aren't always like this, they are still horrible. It makes the person that doesn't forgive foster hatred in his heart, which makes his heart grow tough, and unsensitive. It squashes love, kindness, generosity.
Jesus forgave everybody, He prayed for the people that were nailing him on the cross. He died for us, that we may be free from sin. We can all follow His example by forgiving others, as He forgave us.
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