Forgive and Forget

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the

 prisoner was you." --Louis B. Smedes

I have been thinking of all the thoughts that are holding me prisoner.I have been asking myself can I set myself free of all those memories which every time bring pain and hopelessness to me.In fact I realised that these memories set a chain reaction.As soon as I recall one many other pain full thoughts come back to haunt me.Then I drown into sea of compassion and self pity.I even cry my heart out sometimes.So when I thought of getting rid of all this some how the pleasure of  remembering  the pain and wallowing stopped me from doing that.Does this happen with you too? Do you also enjoy this trip of self pity? Is it not something like going on a ride where we know we shall be freaked out with fear but we still go as we enjoy the fear.

Think!!!!!