As simple and true as that! Thank you for reading.

Spot on! Forgiving is cause I want peace for myself and not necessarily cause of my offender. Forgetting is just a different ball game. I have a memory for a reason.

We share similar sentiments on the topic. Forgiveness gives both peace and freedom to self. It's necessary in order that one gets their positive energy up-and-running. Forgetting, on the flip side, seems

Oh, yes! Forgiving is enough extension of grace. I don't see how feasible forgetting is. One can forgive, and when memories of the wrong done come to mind, they don't feel the hurt and pain anymore. It's

Forgiveness is more a gift we give to ourselves. The weight of holding a grudge is far too crumbling and unhealthy for a person who has been wronged. Meanwhile, you mentioned that forgiveness is incomplete

I get your point, although both don't come off to me as a package deal. The thing is, these sad events occur and will ever remain in your mind somewhere and certainly every once a while your mind will

I didn't ever know where to pitch a tent whenever I stumbled on debates about hard work and luck. Either of them could make a huge difference. But here, I quite agree with your perspective. Hardworking

You hit it! Forgiving is just enough, but forgetting is a whole different thing and doesn't necessarily mean that a person goes around bearing the thoughts of the wrongs done to them. It's just...

I quite agree that peace and healing come through forgiving, cause when a person forgives, there's always a lightness that is felt. It's just important that one takes their time.

To be honest, I don't understand how a person can truly forget a wrong done to them. They could forgive and get on to other things but forgetting? Well, I don't know about that. I do know, anyway, that

I like the little lessons that you're already imbibing into your children. They're necessary. It's good that we all forgive, but forgetting might just be a tough one.

I agree with you. If 'forgetting wrongs and all of that was so easy, then we'd all be living without memories. The right thing to say/do would be to just let peace be and move on with positive energy

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You've summed it up pretty nicely and rightly. It's just beyond eating. It's the details, the details learned, the stories told, the bond formed. It's everything.

I didn't even know about the health benefits until now(thanks for sharing - I just use it as a replacement to sugar for my tea and custard. It does the job.

Afang soup and Edika ikong soup are very tasty. Have you even tasted Ekpang? It's another meal from that tribe. Absolutely tasty. And you're right about them, they're very hospitable.

You're correct. Far more than any other activity or time, mealtimes are the best times to be and truly spend quality time with family. If people only put away their phones for those few minutes, they'll

These are special moments and practices that should be cherished and upheld as such. It's deeply satisfying and intensely unifying to eat as a family. We all should stick with that. It's advantageous.

This is the one I know. The kind that I grew up in. Very warming moments. Even just the mere thought of it is satisfying.

Oh, how I understand you. I think of a lot of things and privileges that I enjoyed as a child, and I long for some now. Being adults, we've all moved in different directions, and mealtimes are rarely frequent.