In Your Benefit

Do not fret over the ignorant person; surely they have not had the opportunities which illuminated your path.

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Avoid trouble with those who are fanatics; they remain imprisoned in exclusivism and deserve compassion just as any other prisoner.

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Do not be perturbed with by an ill-bred person; in most cases the one who is unsociable has a liver complaint and bad nerves.

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Help the companion who is insecure; perhaps they do not have enough to supply their needs, while you retain an excess.

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Do not be angry with an ungrateful person; probably they are confused or inexperienced.

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Help those who make mistakes; your feet walk on the same ground, and even if you possess the possibility to correct them, you have no right to censure them.

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Pardon the deserter; he is weak and will return to the lesson later on.

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Aid the sick; thank the Divine Power for the state of equilibrium you are able to conserve.

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Forget your accuser; he does not know your case from itsbeginning.

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Forgive the transgressor; life will take care of him.

XAVIER, Francisco Cândido. Christian Agenda. By the Spirit André Luiz. Great Britain: Allan Kardec Publishing Ltd, 1998. Chapter 6.