Do we treat people kindly because we have little time or because God treats us kindly

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32, NASB) A video came to my message app not long ago with a story about an elderly lady explaining her calm demeanor to a younger woman (see the video below). The elder said she did not respond to the younger hitting her with her many bags as she took a seat beside her on public transit because LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO SPEND SEEKING REDRESS or displaying bad attitudes.  Christian do not have a forgiving spirit because they reason that life is too short. 

Christians forgive because of their experience of divine forgiveness. The video tends to cause people to forget the supernatural nature of forgiveness and just chalk it up to wisdom.