Forgiveness is not forgetting about an offense, but rather choosing to overlook the wrong you have suffered and releasing the anger and bitterness it caused.
About this time every year, with the fall marathon season at its zenith, racers in training begin to hear the refrain, "you are going to ruin your knees."
Essentially, they're signalling to those around them 'I understand what the social norm is and I understand that you know that I have failed in this regard, so please don't hurt me.'
However, as you will know by now every soul is answerable at some stage for every action and even thought that intended to harm or cause the death of another soul.