Attack is an easier response than forgiveness, and that is why we are so tempted to give into it. Throughout our lives we have seen more anger than examples of true forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean that we suppress anger; forgiveness means that we have asked for a miracle: the ability to see through mistakes that someone has made to the truth that lies in all of our hearts. . . . Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. Attack thoughts towards others are attack thoughts towards ourselves. The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

   攻击比宽恕要容易很多，这就是为什么我们总是很喜欢攻击别人。在我们的一生中我们看到的愤怒总是比真正的宽恕要多。宽恕并不意味着我们要压抑自己的愤怒，宽恕意味着我们希望创造一个奇迹：就是具备一种能力，能够看穿错误其实是别人对于真理的误解，而这种真理其实存在于我们每个人的心中，只是大家不知道而已……要真正去宽恕那个伤害我们的人并不是一件容易的事，有时，它甚至比我们受到的伤害本身更加令人痛心。但是，没有宽恕就没有安宁。伤害别人就是伤害我们自己。宽恕的第一步就是要有宽恕他人的愿望。