forgiving

i was watching "ghost whisperer" tonight and heard a line that i think is the coolest line i had ever heard - it dealt with forgiveness and the actor said [winging it], "not forgiving someone is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die" - oh, how cool is that?

throughout scripture jesus and all the others share with us how important it is to forgive - and forget - because if you do not it will kill you. jesus saw the idea of forgiveness so central to his message that he told us that if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us - dang, that poison is starting to taste bitter.