Forgiveness is an aspect that has been widely explored in religion art and recently it has taken a special relevance in health research.Studies about forgiveness are diverse and they are related to topics such as: relationship problems, social violence victims and war victims among others.A question that has been proposed about forgiveness is: How is forgiveness set up in people?The topic becomes more complex once we add contexts such as violence and poverty among others.This article is part of a research based on the life experience of three homeless elderly individuals from Colombia.The first, who was a murderer (S1).The second, a priest (S2), and the third one, a farmer (S3).The data collection techniques were: open interviews, researcher's journal, and a narrative matrix.The results evidenced that forgiveness was not part of parental guidance.Its perception was built up through the interaction with people out of their family group.Moreover, bearing in mind the theoretical classification of forgiveness, it was found that among the units of sense of the three participants, there is a unilateral concept, aiming to take back the emotional wellbeing which was lost for a difficult situation.Also, it was episodic because for the elderly individuals it only has usage in certain circumstances.