"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
Anytime we
might consider someone an enemy, may we pause, remember this quote, and reflect on its message.
I believe it's true. This person, that person, that group, even those who say they hate us... if we knew their sorrow and suffering, if we felt their pain, is we walked in their shoes, our hostility would be disarmed.
If that is even possibly so, why not choose to let go of hateful thoughts? Why not work to understand? Why not send compassion? Why not offer love?
For peace and healing,
Charlene
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