“Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt and remain quiet. Charity is accepting one’s differences, weaknesses and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn’t handle something the way we hoped. Charity is expecting the best of each other. None of us needs one more person bashing or pointing out where we have failed. Most of us are already well aware of the area we are weak. What each of us does need is a friend who believes in us, and believes we are doing the best we can in spite of our weakness. Whatever happened to hoping another person would succeed or achieve? Whatever happened to rooting for each other?”
~ Marvin Ashton
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