Learn to Forgive but Never Forget.

Dear Young Man, learn to forgive but never forget. If someone has wronged you, betrayed you, taken you for granted, feel free to let it go. But forgetting is what will make this painful event repeat itself and you should mount your guard.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Forgiving hurts serves you. It helps you empty the bitterness that often comes with such trauma and affords you the chance to move past it.

Forgetting what happened is the ultimate foolishness. It means you haven’t learnt your lessons and such people or events can return in some form to hurt you again.

If people show you who they are, better believe them.

The human mind is fickle and humans are very selfish.

Understanding this basic human nature will prepare you for life’s toughest battles.

People will wrong you and crush you without qualms and return after you have healed to do it again.

Don’t let your guard down or you will personally pay for it.

If you manage to escape a toxic relationship and abuse, don’t walk right back into the trap you were lucky to have escaped from because of “forgive and forget.”

If you lent someone money and they refused to pay it back, don’t go lending them more sums because “forgive and forget.”

Feel free to forgive and move on.

But do not forget.

Be glad they showed their hands and feel free to cut off dangerous people from your life.

You don’t need a crowd of people to succeed.

What you really need is a small group of believers - people who like you genuinely and can go to lengths to support you.

Most times, you already have this in your family and close friends.

Keep gathering your believers as you go through life.

If you are a nice person, treating others well, helping and showing up for others, you will attract some great people as well.

Ride hard for your tribe of believers.

Use their faith in you as a fuel for your personal success.

People that have done you wrong? Forgive. But cut them loose and send them on their merry way.

Life is too short to allow calamity befall you a second time.

Prevention is always better and cheaper than cure.