Growing Past the Ghost: Why Forgiving Doesn't Mean Forgetting
In the last few years, I have lost several long-term friends and relationships, all the while navigating my 20s, filled with academic stress and perpetual anxiety regarding my future career. Needless to say most of these relationships end at a very ugly note, with some absolutely bizarre reasoning or no reasoning at all, putting you at a loss, or at a stage that makes you wonder things like, "Where did it go wrong?" , "Did I actually know this person?" , "Was anything about this friendship/ relationship ever real?" "If yes, how much of it?, If no, Why not?" , "Was I really that bad?" , "Do I not serve any purpose to them anymore? Is that why they are leaving?" and many more . If any of this resonated with you and hit just at home, believe me you are not alone in this! The reason I feel talking about this is important now, is because, our generation is especially bad at communicating their feelings, at the age where communi...
