a big detour on the road to redemption...forgiveness

In true forgiveness there is redemption. Jesus said I have forgiven all your sins and in that forgiveness I have redeemed you from death. There is power in forgiveness. There is healing in forgiveness. No matter how deep our perceived individual wounds, none could come close to the wounds Jesus endured to be able to forgive our sins. We like to compare our scars and show proof we were hurt at some point in time. Many believe those scars will never fade and thus serve as a painful reminder of some physical or mental incident we experienced. Many times we come to identify ourselves in relation to these injuries and begin to live our lives as victims. The problem we face with doing this is we never accept any responsibility for the condition of our lives and can always point to a someone or something that has caused us to be where we find ourselves. Jesus was quite clear about the necessity of forgiveness in Matthew 6:14 He said, "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Ok, so do you need any other reason than that ? Is that being not forgiving worth holding on to in light of what you stand to really lose ???