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Understanding
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Understanding |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia 
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What is understanding, is it weakness is it might? Is it saying yes at times when no would cause some petty fight? Is it changing ways with others to walk that mile they walk? Is it giving time and patients, to share ones heart and talk? Is it giving up ones pleasure so then there’ll be a smile? Is it giving up ones leisure so peace shall last a while? Is it sharing with another, to hear their point of view? Is it waking every morning with selfless things do? Is it giving one encouragement, a hug to sooth a tear? Is it thinking not of selfish things, but others through the year? Is it being more that person that you wish you could be? Obeying all the rightful things and helping people see? Is it knowledge of the Bible, of news that fills the week? Is it knowing all the Authors and all the words they speak? Is it speaking fluent on a view of which just few do know? The integrated workings of a thing that will not go? Understanding means so many things, for one could not deny When people do and try to, the days with ease go by We mightn’t do it always, or think just how we could For sometimes understanding does not mean what it should Understanding should be two way, a little give and take Being diplomatic in the judgments that we make Being an all rounder, with knowledge here and there Trying to be righteous and trying to be fair |
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Lady In White
since 2001-02-12
Posts 2799USA |
I do believe you've wrapped this one up tight.... well done! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I believe you've covered this one... and wrapped it up well... |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
yep! but understanding doesn't grow in books, it grows in life and willingness to embrace it...I think your ending says that, doesn't it  |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
I liked the second person's view on this.... I do think that I could give a little more understanding rather than hold on to it. |
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