"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time."
Yes, true ! It is good to know where we are.
But then, we should not “treat them as they are, because that will make them worse. We should rather treat them as they ought to be, to help them become what they are capable of becoming.”
This is rising the energy to a level of compassion and unconditional love, which is better for us, and for them, and which in turn makes the world a better place.
Everyone will evolve someday and become what they are capable of becoming. However, we evolve too by helping others evolve, not by judging them, or belittling them.
Lifting others is a golden rule in soul evolution. “We rise by lifting others”.
So, I continue giving people a chance ..... It is important though not to get lost in the process, stay detached, and not take anyone's shortcomings or short-sights personally ..............
And most importantly, it is essential to be kind to others, and to ourselves. To always act from the place of love. When we give love away unconditionally, it will come back to us sooner or later, from the world we helped create.
Love is always the key. Always !
To all who read this - sending love your way.
~ Xenia (as a reminder to myself and to all who need it)
Quotes used in respective order: Maya Angelou, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Robert Ingersoll
Picture: painting by Olha Vyacheslavovna Darchuk
Beautifully written!