The quality I value most in a friend is the ability to forgive.
As an example, I’d like to mention how my friend, Claire, has forgiven me multiple times. Once in high school, I didn’t keep a secret for her. She was upset at first, but she did eventually forgive me. And she didn’t waste any time forgiving me for causing the accident, though. Her presence at my bedside while I lay comatose in the ICU for seven weeks is evidence of her immediate forgiveness.
Claire forgave me for not speaking to her for five years after high school. When I reached out and asked her for a big favor, at first she was hesitant. I wanted her to vouch for me for a job. Within a day, though, she forgave me and did me the favor.
Another time Claire forgave me was in high school. This was a long time ago, before the accident. I knew she had a crush on this guy. But, he had a crush on me. I flirted with her crush, and he asked me to the homecoming dance instead of her. She acted like she wasn’t mad, but I know in her mind she must have been livid. She hid her true feelings for my sake. Looking back, I could not have had a better friend when I was in high school.
Things We Forget 
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