To heal our relationships, we have to move closer to people we do not like, learn to work with them without friction. -- Eknath Easwaran, "Words to Live By"
Healing our relationships with people we do not like is one thing, but healing our defects of character...ah, there's the gold mine. That healing requires the same movement...i.e., closer. Closer to the defect. Close enough to look it in the eye, kiss it on the lips, feel our fear of it, and surrender.
We wave the white flag of peace and give over, give up, give in.
Recall that the quiet word is resist not evil. In our recalling, we remind ourself again that to not resist evil is not to be a doormat to evil for that is still self in control...except there through abasement.
Resist not evil is a deeply spiritual exercise. It cannot be done by self alone...the act itself requires a Power higher than self. As in, God. We begin to get the reason, the meaning, the payoff for going to God for God and that is all...we know naught of our inner needs.
We can consider the white flag of surrender as the bandage for our slow-healing defects of character and our daily reminder to turn again to God.
Making peace with our own defects is the surest and straightest line to peace with others. Once we've made peace within, that peace becomes the attractor to others to join in praying thank you.
Thank you.
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