There's a strange part of me, though, the thinks/feels the more admirable thing to do would, in fact, have been to forgive. But another side tells me that forgiveness can only be granted when one is sure the penitence is real - and I'd be a damned fool to invest enough time to pass that judgement (given my track record in judging Laura, a decade might not be enough time).
Rare Opportunity?
There's a strange part of me, though, the thinks/feels the more admirable thing to do would, in fact, have been to forgive. But another side tells me that forgiveness can only be granted when one is sure the penitence is real - and I'd be a damned fool to invest enough time to pass that judgement (given my track record in judging Laura, a decade might not be enough time).