God is Love (don't lose sight of Him).
Ay Sal I used to be racist.
One prejudice i had against white people is the thought that all white people are racist and therefore fundamentally untrustworthy. Of course eventually I realised that it's actually me whose a racist and fundamentally untrustworthy.
In fact every prejudice I ever held against any people was actually something within myself that I was projecting on others in order to avoid dealing with my own shortcomings.
Things are different now. Now i forgive and empathise with all people(s) without condition to the extent that it's more important for me to love others than it is for me to live.
The only thing that matters to me is that I am loved, i.e., empathised with and forgiven unconditionally. Problem is that I can't control how people treat me nevertheless I can control how I treat others, namely my neighbours and enemies. So I love my neighbours and enemies. That's it.
#jesus
EditOne prejudice i had against white people is the thought that all white people are racist and therefore fundamentally untrustworthy. Of course eventually I realised that it's actually me whose a racist and fundamentally untrustworthy.
In fact every prejudice I ever held against any people was actually something within myself that I was projecting on others in order to avoid dealing with my own shortcomings.
Things are different now. Now i forgive and empathise with all people(s) without condition to the extent that it's more important for me to love others than it is for me to live.
The only thing that matters to me is that I am loved, i.e., empathised with and forgiven unconditionally. Problem is that I can't control how people treat me nevertheless I can control how I treat others, namely my neighbours and enemies. So I love my neighbours and enemies. That's it.
#jesus
George Rodgers Ay Sal You are absolutely correct. I was never a racist until I lived in Asia and then I became one. I let it go though the best I could. The world is what it is. As individuals though we can choose to either hold ourselves to a higher standard or become part of the problem.
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Ay Sal Well buddy the only person in history that loved their neighbours and enemies as far as I know is Jesus. He's my standard. You know with the whole "forgive them for they know knot what they do." That's exactly how I see it. So I forgive because the effects of fear and hatred is a betrayal of love (who is personified in Jesus). If I could focus my attention on love I'd never betray Him; so when I see people acting out of fear and hatred toward me and others, I know that they have lost sight of love so I empathise with & forgive them unconditionally... because they've lost sight of love.
God is Love (don't lose sight of Him).
God is Love (don't lose sight of Him).
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