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... there...somewhere.

Your words are absolutely right. Forgiving is often possible, but forgetting is a different matter—and not always necessary. The mistake may remain somewhere in the mind, but the key is to make sure it no longer takes away our behavior, feelings, or the joy of life. I think that if the memory of it is still there, but the intensity of its pain is reduced, that is the real liberation.