Размышления

           Thendon’tasktheimpossible.Therehavetobeshamelesspeopleintheworld.Thisisoneofthem.

           Thesameforsomeoneviciousoruntrustworthy,orwithanyotherdefect.Rememberingthatthewholeclasshastoexistwillmakeyoumoretolerantofitsmembers.

           Anotherusefulpointtobearinmind:Whatqualitieshasnaturegivenustocounterthatdefect?Asanantidotetounkindnessitgaveuskindness.Andotherqualitiestobalanceotherflaws.

           Andwhenothersstrayoffcourse,youcanalwaystrytosetthemstraight,becauseeverywrongdoerisdoingsomethingwrong—doingsomethingthewrongway.

           Andhowdoesitinjureyouanyway?You’llfindthatnoneofthepeopleyou’reupsetabouthasdoneanythingthatcoulddodamagetoyourmind.Butthat’sallthat"harm"or"injury"couldmean.Yes,boorishpeopledoboorishthings.What’sstrangeorunheard-ofaboutthat?Isn’tityourselfyoushouldreproach—fornotanticipatingthatthey’dactthisway?Thelogosgaveyouthemeanstoseeit—thatagivenpersonwouldactagivenway—butyoupaidnoattention.Andnowyou’reastonishedthathe’sgoneanddoneit.Sowhenyoucallsomeone"untrustworthy"or"ungrateful,"turnthereproachonyourself.Itwasyouwhodidwrong.Byassumingthatsomeonewiththosetraitsdeservedyourtrust.Orbydoingthemafavorandexpectingsomethinginreturn,insteadoflookingtotheactionitselfforyourreward