Forgiveness if looked up means: ‘to give up resentment'. The definition alone indicates that when you don't forgive someone you are carrying some kind of emotional baggage.

Man's inability to forgive is one of the reasons why the world is filled with so much hate, suffering and dysfunction the very things that cause wars, murders, insanity, poverty and many other destructive forces. 

The truth is, there will always be individuals that will offend you in ways people around you will not be able to comprehend, but the fact is when you are unable to forgive someone, you do yourself more harm than good. Apart from the fact that in most cases the person you've refused to forgive doesn't even care the inability to forgive has been linked to ailments such as hypertension, schizophrenia, and serious heart diseases.

Now forgiveness doesn't mean allowing people to take advantage of you, and it certainly doesn't mean you shouldn't take steps to be a little more careful. But it does mean letting go of resentment before that resentment implodes and destroys you.

It is also best to acknowledge that forgiveness doesn't stop with other people, because it also involves you as an individual, a fact that has been acknowledged, because many people are unable to forgive themselves for all sorts of reasons.

Whether you want to accept it or not the inability to forgive has the ability to stop you from growing physically, mentally, spiritually, and even financially.

If what I've said so far is hard to accept or even consider, then ask yourself this question: What would your life be like, if no one forgave you?

This is free advice do what you want with it.