Religions teach us to turn the other cheek, but in practice, forgiveness may seem impossible. We may feel justified in our resentment, or believe it will protect us from getting hurt again, but experts say we pay a high price for long-held grudges.
“You pay the piper later on this,” said Dr. Everett Worthington, author, clinical psychologist, and professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. “We get angry and stressed all the time, and we don’t notice those effects right away. But they will show up eventually if we practice them for a long time.”
