Another reason why I think forgiveness can also take place without reconciliation is because forgiveness involves more internal aspect whereas reconciliation involves more external aspect. This means that forgiveness can occur privately for the individual which means involving with the individual mindset. For example, I could be experiencing forgiveness in my mind without other people knowing what is happening internally where I could feel hurt about what the other person said about me, but I would choose forgiveness over retaliation if I meet the other person again. Whereas reconciliation involves more of external aspect because it needs to occur with at least on other person and not privately. Then again, reconciliation is a complicated process, which requires more time and patience than forgiveness since it's the process that not only includes yourself but other's in the missing puzzle as