To forgive is merely to remember only the loving thoughts you gave in the past, and those that were given you. All the rest must be forgotten. Forgiveness is a selective remembering, based not on your selection.
If all but loving thoughts has been forgotten, what remains is eternal. And the transformed past is made like the present. No longer does the past conflict with now. This continuity extends the present by increasing its reality and its value in your perception of it. In these loving thoughts is the spark of beauty hidden in the ugliness of the unholy relationship where hatred is remembered; yet [the loving thoughts are] there to come alive as the relationship is given to Him Who gives it life and beauty. That is why Atonement centers on the past, which is the source of separation, and where it must be undone. For separation must be corrected where it was made. (A Course in Miracles, T-17.III.1:1-3;5:3-9. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)
We already have the key that will let us experience the loveliness and joy of our unity with each other and our Creator. The only reason we do not use this key is because we think something in the world we experience with the body is more valuable, more desirable, than the limitless Love, deep peace and unspeakable joy of our one Self. It is this misplaced value that seems to give reality to the world we experience. Consistently the Course offers us pointers to show us that our values are misplaced and help us recognize that we really want to remember Love.
Along with these reminders, we have the Holy Spirit in our minds ready to offer His vision and interpretation in place of our mistaken beliefs and help us let them go. We need only be willing to accept this help. As we accept Holy Spirit’s loving thoughts which show us a loving world in the eternal present, we open to experience the loveliness and joy of our true Nature.
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