This is an old theme for us that nevertheless that nevertheless bears a lot of revisits. Understanding mirrors lies at the root of understanding true forgiveness.
Mirrors are that which you see yourself in the world and in other people. What you experience being done to you is what, in some part of your conscious or unconscious mind, you do to yourself or believe should be done to you.
By the Laws of Attraction you draw to you the experiences you need for further insight, awakening and evolution.....also for forgiveness. When you truly come to understand this function of "the world as mirror", then you will no longer feel attack from the world. Forgiveness follows the passing and healing of what A Course in Miracles calls "the attack thought".
Of course mirrors work both ways, both to mirror your strengths as well as your weaknesses. Naturally you experience both. Understanding the nature and function of mirror can shed much light on your life and your experiences.