Forgiveness

I just realized today what a wonderful witness forgiveness can be. today i accidently rolled over the back of some kids shoe on my bike. It was an accident, and i said sorry, but he said "what the (fill it in yourself). Then I realized that asking for forginveness is a bit of a foreign thing in this world. Most kids would rather swear at people than forgive them. And most kids would scream at that kid to get out of the way. Apoligizing, a natural and instinctual thing for Christians to do, has been thrust away by the world.