Dear Ann Landers,
great many readers were furious because you advised a wife to "forgive and forget" when she learned her husband had been unfaithful. I'm on your side, Ann. Your advice was, as always, mature, practical and wise. Too few people understand the true nature of forgiveness. Forgiving does not mean the offender goes free. He often suffers untold tortures. Obviously, all of us make mistakes. Each of us knows the warmth that fills our hearts and the deep sense of gratitude when we are forgiven. Forgiveness can spell the difference between a life of bitterness and hate and a life of compassion and understanding. When we are for-given by those we have wronged we are then able to forgive those who wrong us. Your column teaches this beautiful philosophy. Thank you for it. -No Stranger to Trouble 3 18 ANN LANDERS 77w definition of success was written in 1904 by Bessie Anderson Stanley. Success He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche, and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a res

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