770 (DISLIKE/ PATERNAL LOVE)
It so happens in the course of people’s lives that they are presented with people whom, somehow, they do not like – or rather, they dislike…
Perhaps this may happen to you. That is, to have a person whom – for your own reasons- you dislike…
But, my brother, this is not in your best interest!
It does not help you at all!
– But father, please tell me, how can I not dislike him who did this and that…?
– I understand what you are saying, my child.
But I repeat: disliking a man does not help you at all…
So, Father? What do we do in this case?
I will tell you:
First of all, remove from yourself, any dislike you may have for this man! Whatever he has done to you…
This, of course, does not mean that you agree with the evil that he has done!!!
Nor do you accept the evils he has done or continues to do…
These evils, you may dislike them and hate them as much as you want…
But stop disliking the man! Dislike, as I said, his actions… – but not him!
This does not mean, of course, that I am preventing you from keeping for some time, if you deem this good and wise, a pedagogical (one could call it “punitive”) attitude towards him…
God is interested in your motives…, your intentions…, your heart… and what your heart says … not externally, but internally… and rest assured that God knows…
You have nothing to lose, my brother, by keeping this attitude towards your neighbour; that is, by driving out of you any antipathy towards him…
On the contrary, you gain, and he loses, if he actually does not repent for what he has done or continues to do…
Besides, with this attitude and stance, you resemble our Heavenly Father, God, Who is compassionate and merciful…
In other words, look at this man,
– Like a father- who sees the fall of his wayward and immature child…
– Like a doctor- who sees the sickness of his patient… or
– Like a compassionate judge- who has before him the accused…
Know this also:
That the good God, in a secret way, will inform this man (provided he wishes to understand, of course), of your pure and sincere feelings and motives…
Try it, my brother, and you will see the result…
ALL PATERNAL ADVICES (in Blog Fromat)
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