Why Understanding Is Love

Love and Understanding1 Why Understanding Is Love

I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. -Abraham Lincoln

 

Think of a person you don’t like.

 

Now ask yourself if you really know this person.

Do you know her parents, her sister, her brother ?

Do you know where she lives ?  What sports she plays ?

Do you know her story ?


It’s true that understanding can be difficult.

We are all too occupied with our little world, our little problems.

And sometimes, we don’t want to understand, we don’t have time

 

But understanding is accepting that humans are sometimes strange, good and bad.

It’s also showing patience, and patience is love.

 

So next time you surprise yourself “hating” somebody.

Stop and ask yourself : what can I do to love this person more ?

 

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. -Leonardo da Vinci


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