Forgiveness

As a Christian, I was taught to forgive those who wrong me and this will eventually lead to a more joyful life that God wants me to live.  The question is what is exactly forgiveness? It is a feeling? Is it logical? Is it possible? Is it worth it? Forgiveness is more of a mental shift in a person and this eventually affects the action of the individual; rather than holding a grudge and letting the past lingers on mind, we decide to move on with our lives and look pass at what happened before.  It is a mental process that produces an action; likewise, it is a decision that we all have to take now and then as predicaments arrive or else we will burn and get torn out by whatever bitterness in us.  It's a simple concept but it's not easier. It takes a lot of determination and motivation to do it and the individual has to actively make that decision.  A few results come out of forgiving people; first of all, we will receive a freedom that we have never seen.  Our angst will automatically release us from the chain that holds us back and we will continue to move forward with our lives rather than staying stagnant.  Furthermore, we have more time to think about the important things in life.  We can zoom in and focus on what makes our life better and what is not.  Forgiveness isn't an easy task but maybe we should give it a go more often, maybe we should all acknowledge it and take it more often in aspects of our lives, why? We might land on something we never always want.