The part of human experience we seldom talk about is forgiveness. It forms the basis of a lot of religious thought, but in our daily life - how often do we think about forgiveness as a virtue? If we did, would we be as divisive and absolute as we appear to be? Borrowing from psychology's five stages of grief following a loss, I have derived my interpretation of the three stages of a loss. For clarity, this loss may not be as absolute as losing someone to death but more of an emotional separation. The three stages of this process, as I perceive it, are Hatred, followed by Indifference, and Forgiveness. Unlike the five stages of grief, one may not always go through all these stages in one lifetime - in part due to our tendency to hold on to things, even (or especially) unhappy memories. This prevents us from experiencing the emotion fully, and may not allow us to transition between all of these states. The first, seemingly benign stage seems similar to ...