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David Weiner's avatar

There is this concept in Jewish thought that we should "judge favorably". I will preface my statement by saying that I do not I always do this. It is an aspiration. But it is a good practice, for our own mental health and for the sake of relating well to others, that we give people the benefit of the doubt, we practice forbearance, that we see the good in others.

I don't think that this means that we need to do so when we are contending with demonstrable predators, but this is the way to go when dealing with most of the good and "normally" flawed people we encounter.

Self-interest also demands this because it is necessary to be charitable toward ourselves, and it is hard to do so when we are constantly seeing how bad and how wrong everyone else is.

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Douglas Feldmann's avatar

Found on FB, but applies here...

....When the power of Love overcomes the love of power there will be Peace..

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