I firmly believe that we express to the extent of our understanding you express forgiveness to the extent that you understand forgiveness you express love to the extent that you understand love you express humility to the extent that you understand humility if your understanding is distorted your expression is an extent of that however it is important to note that we express what has been shown to others and to ourselves when we were young we gained these relational templates through our youth your ability to forgive love is heavily influenced by the way it was demonstrated to you and to those around you