Why can't I be that way?

I am always amazed at how good our children are. I don't mean they don't act up in public or do things they shouldn't, but they are good. Their spirit is pure and clean. It is amazing to watch how quickly they forgive and truly forget what others do to them. One will hit the other or take a toy and a simple "I'm sorry" is all it takes for them to get back to playing together. This is an awesome example. I wonder why I can't be that way. I try hard to forgive people for what they do and forget it but it is not easy, nowhere near as easy as the children make it seem. Perhaps this is one of the examples Christ was talking about when he said "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 18:3) I know I hope and pray for God to forgive me. I also know that if I don't forgive I won't be forgiven. "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Matt. 6:15) So, it's pretty important to forgive and not hold those grudges that are so easy to hang on to and bring up whenever something else happens with that person. I am praying for God's help with this. I don't have any grudges really but I know that when someone does something hurtful it is difficult to move on with the same relationship we had before the incident. Watching my children interact and forgive is a great example to me. I mess up and yell when I shouldn't and it is just awesome how quickly my children say "it's okay Mommy" when I apologize. They even tell me "You're the best mommy ever." This is just awesome and it helps me to strive to be "The best mommy ever" for them always. I need to remember people are not perfect and when they mess up they need encouragement not belittlement. I am learning and I hope this post will help you remember as well and strive to be better at forgiveness.