"Forgiveness means giving up all hope of a better past," says mindfulness teacher, author, and psychologist, Dr. Jack Kornfield. After reading this statement I wondered. What does a lack of forgiveness do for us or the hurtful situation? Does it have any beneficial purpose at all? Do we believe that holding a grudge will change something? Even knowing that we can't change it, we often experience immense emotional suffering around reliving the hurts of our past. We can't seem to let go. Or maybe...