"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher." Dalai Lama Unfortunately perhaps, one's enemy is the best teacher for several of the personal growth qualities we, as humans, are called to develop. Humility, forgiveness, empathy -- to name a few others, as well as tolerance, are best learned from our enemies -- those people who hurt us deeply, and we all have them. As caregivers we will undoubtedly have people who disagree with the decisions we make. The enemy, at times, may even be the care receiver, as he or she struggles with the decisions we make on their behalf. We are at a point where some decisions have been removed from us. My loved one needed more medical care, so the only decision was - where? Tolerance is a worthy human quality to develop, and it behooves us to use life circumstances to develop it further. Betrayals and misunderstandings will happen; we may as well use them for personal growth.
Jun 16, 2014
Tolerance
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