http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html Life : Faith : Family Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:24:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html/comment-page-1#comment-4981 Barbara Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:48:04 +0000 http://www.rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html#comment-4981 This is a a really good post and important topic. This is a a really good post and important topic.

]]> http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html/comment-page-1#comment-4983 hazelblackbery Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:03:57 +0000 http://www.rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html#comment-4983 What I meant to add was this: how quickly we forget our own shortcomings when criticising others. I think healing can also be difficult when you struggle to embrace what you've done wrong, or your faults, because you anticipate the censure of others. People should be responsible and accountable, and there are some big transgressions that require serious punishment, but when we begin to think we could NEVER be in the same position ourselves, whatever the reason or cause, then compassion goes out of the world. What I meant to add was this: how quickly we forget our own shortcomings when criticising others. I think healing can also be difficult when you struggle to embrace what you’ve done wrong, or your faults, because you anticipate the censure of others. People should be responsible and accountable, and there are some big transgressions that require serious punishment, but when we begin to think we could NEVER be in the same position ourselves, whatever the reason or cause, then compassion goes out of the world.

]]> http://rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html/comment-page-1#comment-4982 hazelblackbery Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:58:34 +0000 http://www.rodneyolsen.net/2007/06/everybody-hurts.html#comment-4982 Thanks for a very thoughtful post, Rodney. Thanks for a very thoughtful post, Rodney.

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