Your emphasis on forgiveness seems to leave out a legitimate time for being angry. It seems natural to me that we get angry when treated unjustly. Why shouldn’t we? When treated badly, I think it is healthy to have some anger over what happened.
I agree, and your timing is interesting because I just recently posted an essay on Psychology Today addressing this very issue. It can be found here: Which Protects You Better: Anger or Forgiveness?, May 14, 2025
The gist of that essay is that short-term anger is healthy, but when it deepens, festers, and lasts a long time, it can become unhealthy and contribute to emotional and even physical compromise. Forgiveness can help a person keep anger under control.
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