Perspective

Thoughts of two people

Person A:
"I am a lonely person. I don't have much friends. I don't know why. Ever since I was young noone wants to hang around me. I am not good at school. I am not cool and trendy like some of the other guys. No girls have ever liked me before. In some sense I am scared of people. They always seem to look down on me. I just want to fit ito a group. I just want to have some friends. I also want a girlfriend. Is this wrong?"

Person B:
"I can't stand that guy. He is just weird. When you try to be nice and talk to him, he sometimes just walks away. He seems to like staying close to girls - too close in fact - and likes to brush past them or touch them inappropriately. No wonder why noone likes him. Why is he here? He is making everyone so uncomfortable. Why doesn't he just leave us alone?"

Should we be more accomodating towards a person we can't stand? But what about if other people are involved? How can we show love to a person who seems to harm other people even though it may be due to his background or charcter?