You would hang the albatross around everyone’s neck to be sure their enemy repented before forgiving.
Do you realize what a literally hellacious thing you are prescribing.
RE: You would hang the albatross around everyone’s neck to be sure their enemy repented before forgiving.
If by forgiving, you are telling me to overlook what they did and restore a previously good relationship to what it was, NO. It cannot be done.
If by forgiveness you are telling me to overlook what he did and not take revenge, sure, I can do that. But that does not mean that our relationship will be restored.