After meditating on the last post some I had a few more thoughts.
One way to keep us from becoming the same as what we have suffered from is the understanding that we are all a part of each other. When we see the good or divine in another we see the good or divine in ourselves. When we see the evil or sin in another we see a reflection of the evil or sin of ourselves. We can never escape that as human beings we are part of each other. What one does affects the many.
This helps us to look and live from compassion. When I see the weakness whether it be behavior, ignorance or even prejudice I recognize that it could have been me. Judgment or seeing them as the "other" or "those people" is a cop out. Love understands we are all in this life together and our prayer is for forgiveness and restoration. We should pray for others to have a paradigm shift which is what repentance is a change in the way we think and see the world. But this first must begin with us. We cannot live in an us vs them way of life and walk in Love at the same time.
They may not act like our brother, they might not see us as their brother or sister but in truth they are and we should love them like they are.
Love is taking the high road and it does lead to a better way which is the Will of God done here on earth just as it is in Heaven.
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