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Three components of a just and upright approach to relationships:

Patience—to let our stories pan out beyond the first chapter, to give someone the benefit of the doubt, to give ourselves enough time to see things as they are.

Forgiveness—to spurn an unwarranted, preemptive degeneration of our perception of others, to cultivate a lucid awareness of our circumstances, and why we did what we did.

Humility—to allow ourselves to freely navigate around the truth—not the truth navigating around us.