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. For the shadow figures you would make immortal are “enemies” of reality. Be willing to forgive the Son of God for what he did not do. The shadow figures are the witnesses you bring with you to demonstrate he did what he did not [in Truth]. Because you bring them, you will hear them [experience them as real]. And you who keep them by your own selection do not understand how they came into your mind, and what their purpose is. [The shadows of the past] represent the evil that you think was done to you. You bring them with you only that you may return evil for evil, hoping that their witness will enable you to think guiltily of another and not harm yourself. They speak so clearly for the separation that no one not obsessed with keeping separation could hear them. They offer you the “reasons” why you should enter into unholy alliances to support the ego’s goals, and make your relationships the witness to [the ego’s] power. (A Course in Miracles,T-17.III.1. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The truth of What we are as God’s one Son is changeless. That is why anything that appears to happen in the dream of separation never really occurred. It is this that makes release from the dream of fear and guilt possible. When we stop bringing memories of past “hurts” to the present in our minds, we will remember God. We will remember that we are the Self God created one with Him.
This is why forgiveness is the lynch pin of the Course’s curriculum to heal our mind. We forget the past by letting the Holy Spirit teach us what to remember. He will teach us to remember the truth of Love and let go of the mistaken beliefs that make illusions seem real. This is our path to release from fear and guilt and return to Love.
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