03 Aug When another person makes you suffer…..
When another person makes you suffer it is because he suffers deeply within himself and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. that’s the message he is sending. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Powerful words for all of us to sit with. Our minds turn quickly to blaming, making wrong, judging, criticizing, punishing anyone who does something to hurt us. They’re the least people we want to help and offer any understanding or compassion to. It often takes a breath…. or two or three till we’re soften and more open to pivot away from making them wrong.