We don't change people by fighting with them.

When I meet someone whose views are hurtful and vastly different than mine, that I wholeheartedly disagree with, I meet them with compassion.

You have to change a heart before you can change a mind.

They are bodhisattvas, too. 🩷

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PhilDeep · 51-55, M

That's true, but there is just so much any one person can manage. I choose carefully whom I share my time with. If their inclination is more towards conflict with me, it's the wrong time in my life to approach them. I'd rather seek my own peace by leaving them to theirs.

TheFlippantSide · F

@PhilDeep You take the high road in any form it takes. You have a good heart. I can see that. 💜