Forgiveness is strength disguised as weakness.
I know that what I am about to write may not make sense to some people, especially those who view forgiveness as a weakness. Those who view punishment as a form of strength might be offended by this, but I apologise if my opinion doesn't resonate with yours.
Forgiving someone who offended you is a great strength. It takes a strong person to forgive even when the other does not seek forgiveness. It is very hurtful to offend someone, which is why it is difficult to forgive because of the pain offences come with. It takes great discipline and endurance, as well as love, to forgive those who have offended us.
Does forgiveness give room to many offences?
This is the crux of the matter. Many people believe that forgiveness gives room for other offences. However, considering human nature, which is constantly prone to doing evil to a fellow human, some people believe that if you give humans another chance, they might live in offence to another human. To a great extent, this is true. People love taking advantage of other people's weaknesses. They forgot that what they see as weakness is actually strength in disguise. Most times, when people are silent over a thing people think that they are fools or they are weak. This is not so true. Many people, when they know that you're always forgiving, will take advantage of that and keep on doing things that offend you because they know that you will still forgive them. That's the nature of humans.
As a result of this, many people have made up their minds not to forgive no matter the situation. For these people, it will stop people from messing with them, hence it will draw a line that they won't ever imagine crossing.
The implication of this mindset is that it will make people not mess up with you, but that doesn't show strength, but weakness. True strength lies in the fact that you're able to tolerate and accommodate people's excesses, while still holding on to the value of others.
Forgiveness and giving room for future occurrences show strength, though many might misunderstand it as weakness. The more you forgive, the more strength you endow for bigger tolerance.
Many people who draw lines against people who offended them will attest to the fact that it didn't stop people from still messing with them. The best path to take is to give more room for forgiveness because it shows strength.
