This is the first time I read the Bible. Even though I¡¯ve never seen it before, it also gives me a very deep impression. The story ¡° The Parable of Prodigal Son¡± reminds me of one person, who ever was my best friend but hadn¡¯t met for a long time. Maybe we were both so young at that time that we couldn¡¯t forgive each other. But when I am growing up, I do miss her. If I asked for her forgiveness before, I wouldn¡¯t lose her friendship. Just like the father how to treat his younger son in the story, I believe forgiveness is very important in our life. I have realized that tolerance is significant for our peaceful action with each other. Forgive what has happened in the past and no longer let it have an influence on the present and future. Why forgiveness is so important? Here are three reasons.
             The first reason why forgiveness is important is that it is one of the ways we can express love. Love is a deep and tender feeling of affection for, or devotion to a person, or one person for another. Like the father said to his servant when his son came back, ¡° Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him¡­bring hither the fatted calf and kill it.¡± ¡°He was lost, and is found¡±(233) From these words, we can know the father forgave his son and gave him enough warmth. But in real life, many people refuse to forgive. Forgiving somebody whom you have a reason to hate is certainly not easy. Indeed we can say that it is one of the most difficult things to do in our life, like I did before. But once we decide to forgive someone wrongfully harming us, we will love him or her unconditionally.
             Secondly, I think it is because we¡¯ve all got faults and we often make mistakes that not only affect ourselves, but the people around us. It is possible that the person you don¡¯t forgive today will be the one you're asking for forgiveness tomorrow. So if we would rather choose revenge or punishment, it will ...