Forgiveness does not equal continued tolerance. It is a state of mind. Continued tolerance is a choice. Love and forgiveness should always be one’s state of mind. Continued tolerance for people who have communicated to them on several occasions with unhealthy expectations is a choice that leads to an unhealthy future.   Love takes courage because we open ourselves up to more possible pain than the weak, hateful people of this world that protect themselves by hiding behind walls, whether they be of the mind or on a border.