Forgiveness is sort of a backwards concept, like phlogiston (which ~= "the absence of oxygen"). Forgiveness ~= "the absence of resentment". So if you don't resent in the first place, then you can reach a state of "forgiveness" without actually performing an act of "forgiving".
Interestingly I can't do this with others. It feels exclusively like a with-self move. So perhaps this is a clue that I'm using "forgiveness" as a handle for some other related but distinct concept.
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Update: I now think that the act/motion/mental-move of (self) forgiveness is a really important piece of the puzzle of how to use a mind.
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I'm not sure if the move itself is the addition of something or the removal of something, but whatever comes to mind when you close your eyes and think something like, "I forgive myself" is the thing. Softening, easing, letting go, and importantly, being able to move forwards.
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