"Suppose someone shot you with an arrow, right in the heart. Would you spend your time screaming at the archer, or even trying to locate him? Or would you try to pull the arrow out of your heart? Screaming at the archer is a sure why to remain attached to your suffering rather than easing or eliminating it. A better way is to learn a way to free yourself from the pain of being shot, no matter who the archer might be."
Sometimes our offenders are unaware of the offense and sometimes they had full knowledge of such. But what good will it do us to try to get them to acknowledge or submit to it when we have a very real and present injury/hurt to tend to? Forgiveness is a benefit to you, not the other person.
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