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Today's
Meditation:
Sometimes
it's quite humbling when I start to think of the weaknesses
that I have that other people have been extremely patient
with. I've made some big mistakes and have said some
things that I wish I could take back, but others don't hold
those things against me. I really do appreciate it
when others are tolerant of me and my actions, and I'm
thankful that they don't hold my weaknesses against me.
I
try to remember this when I see other people make mistakes
that I think they probably shouldn't make. I try to
remember that we can best help others by showing tolerance
and acceptance-- perhaps not of the actions themselves, but
of the person who most likely is doing his or her best to
get by in life, but who may be having certain problems in
learning lessons as quickly or as thoroughly as other people
learn them.
Life
is about give and take. If we give back what we're
given in life, we should choose to return the kindnesses and
the tolerance and the acceptance, for in doing so we're
contributing to the positive side of the world. We're
also being realistic, for what goes around, comes
around. After all, I'm not through making my mistakes,
and when more of my weaknesses come shining through, I'm
still going to hope for a great deal of tolerance on the
part of others.
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