Quote of the day:
“If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Reflection:
Regarding forgiveness, consider this: When someone does something that you feel is not right or hurtful, try to recognize that people often act a certain way based on something that is going on in their life that you may be unaware of. Someone may do something that seems to you very selfish, but it isn’t nearly as bad or selfish as you’re assuming. Most likely you don’t know the complete scope of the situation they’re in. You don’t know the thought processes that they’re going through.
I know I’ve sometimes pre-judged a situation. I’ve wondered why someone acted a certain way, or said something that seemed hurtful, and I’ve thought negatively about them only later to find out that they had been quite sick, or something major was going on in their life, or in the lives of their children, and they were really going through tough times. They were experiencing difficulty, and due to that, they weren’t at the top of their game. The actions that looked selfish to me, may have been a consequence of their difficult situation.
It’s important to have compassion, and to understand that each person is like a universe in themselves, we don’t always know what’s going on in someone else’s universe. So it’s wise to not be judgmental.
Wishing you all the best,
Coach Dana
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