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// Chapter 35- Prepared To Forgive 
// Story: Reformed Unicorn Group Podcast 
// by Quoterific 
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"How is it to forgive?" Trixie started off today's chat with a rather hard question, which was quite unlike her. The others turned to one another with contemplating faces.

"Sometimes it's not enough to simply be forgiven," Sunset said slowly, "You have to learn and forgive yourself. Otherwise, forgiveness is meaningless. I learnt that to the past is in the past and moving on and forgiving others is the best way to go. We're lucky to be forgiven by those who are willing to give us another chance. Isn't that right?" Each unicorn nodded with happy memories.

"Then I forgave the Twilight in my world after the Friendship Games because I've been there, even though our reasons may have been different. We are now good friends in my world and just laugh and shrug it off in the best way we could," Sunset continued to tell her adventures in her world. 

"I was fortunate for Twilight to forgive me with the whole Alicorn Amulet thing. I treated her friends horribly, banished her out of town, but she gave me some peace. You forgave me Starlight when I was just using you to get back at Twilight when we first met, but now we are more greater and powerfuller when together. We even saved the whole of Equestria from Queen Chrysalis' infiltration scheme!" Starlight smiled at Trixie's retelling of their journey together.

"Twilight and her friends were willing to forgive me with so much bad stuff that I did," Starlight smiled fondly, "Then forgiveness returned back to me when the villagers from where I enslaved them forgave me for everything that I done. I still have my doubts and fears, which Princess Luna comforted and reassured me in my nightmare. It was after we defeated Chrysalis that I learnt that I have changed. The old me is in the past and I can always strive to be better right now." 

"Twilight also forgave me when she realises that I was just used by the Storm King. She accepted me, despite all my wrongs and flaws and came out of it stronger than ever. I now mostly travel the lands, spreading the news of the Storm King's defeat and hopefully one day, all those who I wronged forgives me and my past connections."

"We forgave those because we understand them. Forgiveness starts with listening to them, then learn and together we can become stronger," Sunset thought our loud, with most of them nodding in agreement.

"Fluttershy sure has helped a lot by listening to others. Although, when she gets mad, she shows it as well. Her friends call it the Stare, if I remember correctly," Starlight thought, "I wonder how bad it is?"

"That is something we're best not to go into," Starlight teased, "If animals could really talk, they would not want to say anything about Fluttershy's Stare. It's always the quiet ones that surprise you the most."

"That I can agree on," Tempest chuckled.

"Of course forgiveness doesn't just come from other creatures that has done bad to you," Starlight continued, "Me and Sunburst's friendship problem was forgiving and moving with our annoying parents. Mine was to tell him that I grew up and learning from my mistakes. Sunburst's was to tell his mother that he wasn't lost and now has a better way of living his life as a crystaller and wizard in training and learning."

"Starlight and I have also forgave each other, knowing that our friendship is stronger than anything. We learnt that when Starlight bottled her anger and again when choosing a new student counsellor," Trixie put a foreleg around Starlight in comfort. 

"Let us forgive and let us forget," Tempest smiled, "Good to hear such things when are a set free from our past. That is all today, fellow listeners. Be such to tune in soon for more!"