People often asked Sri Easwaran why forgiveness was so difficult. In his surprising reply, he said people are addicted to agitation today, and the inability to forgive keeps the mind volcanic. Too often we see inner turmoil as evidence of a sensitive and spirited nature, even a creative catalyst, he said. Our burning resentments and unwillingness to forgive feed the agitation we have come to value in our ignorance.
— Dolores Wood, How To End Suffering