Three years ago, I completed work for an institution that still owed me money. Initially, I tried to follow up, but the client missed meetings and ignored calls. Frustrated, I pushed the issue aside.
Last week, a representative from the institution reached out, asking me to translate a letter. I reminded him about the outstanding payment, and he assured me that they would pay both the old debt and the new job once I completed the work. I sent the translation on Sunday, but when I noticed the payment still hadn’t arrived, I sent a reminder email with my bank details.
My husband called to check on the payment, and I vented about how mistreated we’d been. Then, I recalled the “Sim Shalom” campaign and decided that, for Yaakov’s sake, I would forgive them for their past behavior, even if I didn’t forgive the debt. Just ten minutes later, I received an email confirming that the payment had finally been transferred.