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The Pillars of Dialogue: Love, Compassion, Tolerance and Forgiving
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Whenever a human being has erred, mounting on the magic transport of seeking forgiveness and surmounting the shame of personal sin and the resulting
despair, they attain infinite mercy and overlook the sins of others. Jesus said to a crowd of people eager to stone a woman: "Let he who is without
sin cast the first stone." Can anyone who understands this binding, fine point incline even consider stoning someone else when he or she is also a likely
candidate for being stoned? If only those unfortunate ones who demand that others pass a certain litmus test could understand this!
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Malice and hatred are the seeds of hell scattered among people by evil. In contrast to those who encourage malice and hatred and turn the land into a pit
of Hell, we should carry forgiveness to those whose troubles are pushing them into the abyss. The excesses of those who neither forgive nor tolerate others
have made the past one or two centuries the most horrific of all time. If such people are to rule the future, it will be a fearful time indeed. For this
reason, the greatest gift today’s generation can give to their children and grandchildren is to teach them how to forgive, even in the face of the crudest
behavior and most upsetting events. We believe that forgiveness and tolerance will heal most of our wounds only if this celestial instrument is in the
hands of those who understand its language.
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