If I wait to forgive, maybe a few weeks, does this make me a bad person?  Should I try to forgive as soon as someone hurts me?

Forgiveness is a process that can take time.  When we are treated cruelly by others, we often start with a period of short-term anger.  The anger basically gives this message to the other person and to you: “I am a person of worth and you should not treat me this way.”  Allow yourself this period of short-term anger and a period of some cooling off if you need these prior to forgiving.  Once this initial anger subsides, you may be in a better position to forgive.

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