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Forgiveness
goes beyond mere tolerance because tolerance presupposes a disposition towards
a hierarchy of superiority in my mind. Tolerance says I am right and you are
wrong but I’ll live and let live with you Cretans. In these cases, I have found
times when tolerance is absolutely necessary for my own well being. However, my
life functions on a higher plane of spiritual reality when forgiveness is
applied graciously to those whose opinions and behaviors are offensive to me. A
higher plane of spiritual awareness presents a whole spectrum of priorities (a transcendent
paradigm, if you will) that can only be dragged down by resentments, no matter
how petty or grand. After all, I have been touched by the grace of the Spirit
of Compassion and know in my heart that I didn’t get here because I am spotless in the conduct of human affairs. If I can expect the heap of offenses I
have committed against God and humankind to be forgiven then it ought to be an
easy thing to offer freely the grace of compassion to my fellows.
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