There is also something in the Bible about digging a hole for someone else to fall into and you end up falling into it yourself. I've lived a number of years and traveled many thousands of miles and I can say emphatically that a person reaps what they sow. Life is simple. A grain of corn produces a stalk of corn. An acorn produces an oak tree. Aggression produces death. Death comes in many forms. It isn't always the cessation of breath, heart, and brain activity. There is death of innocence, death of honor, death of integrity. Many of these intangible, relative to definition, types of death are difficult to determine the value of until they are gone. THEN, or sometimes a few years later, a person experiences the terrible thing called regret.
I deal with people in 2 steps. I approach every situation initially with grace and mercy. I assume others do not understand the reality or impact of their actions. I attempt to teach with understanding.
If grace and mercy are rejected, I then do one of two things. If the issue involves me alone or if whatever is wrong with the other person isn't likely to adversely affect anyone else, I walk away and never look back. If the issue is critical to someone else's life, innocence, sanity, well-being, etc.. I deal with the individual according to the law.
Christ came to give us grace. It is free to all that will receive it. For all the rest, they have a reservation with fire. They will be consumed and purged from the midst of those that have embraced kindness, meekness, respect, honesty, and love..
I desire peace. I ache for peace. I dream of peace. I am girded for war because not all think as I do. For every positive there is a negative. For every warm day, there is a cold one. Life is about extremes and balance. Happy is the man or woman that finds themselves centered. Chaos and storm is the atmosphere of the extremes. Serenity is balance.
