I might forgive, but I never forget .

The problem with burying the hatchet is that you always know where you buried the hatchet ;)

I never really understood that phrase because in order for someone to do something to ask for forgiveness means it was something big, and what is the point of forgiving if you could never forget?

Even if you forgive you can never forget. You will always be reminded. Unless you have Alzheimer's or something. Even then you can reminded by constant events everyday. Me I have a slight Short-Term Memory loss thing. Even then these certain events/things remind me of this incident or the other.

Sure, I will. After I get finished burying them in the woods.

You have to forgive to be forgiven then you forget.

When you murder someone, they should forgive you and you should forget them.

It took me such a long time to forgive some people who had hurt me (a lot) but am slowly learning the importance of forgiving but as for forgetting, that is a whole other issue. How can one forget something that destroyed their childhood? How can one foget something that was so evil and took place for years? It is very difficult if at all possible and this is definitely not something I will grasp any time soon, but forgiving - that I can do.

The question is, do I want to forgive?

I don't really forgive easily but I tend to forget everything. I live with regrets but forget them if I'm not constantly reminded of them. It is the same with forgive and forget

A person should strive to forgive and forget. There will by trying circumstances that may make someone falter.

It really doesn't matter if you bury the hatchet because no one ever forgets where they buried it.