Perspective Affects Our Understanding

Our perspective affects our understanding. Here's an example of a dad who sometimes disciplines his son and sometimes gives his son gifts:

1. The Dad Disciplines His Son:
• From the point of view of the dad, it's out of love
• From the point of view of the son, his dad is "bad"
2. The Dad Gives His Son Gifts:
• From the point of view of the dad, it's out of love
• From the point of view of the son, his dad is "good"

• The Dad's Point Of View:
• Never changes
• Everything he does is out of love
• The Son's Point of View:
• Changes
• Sometimes his dad is "bad", sometimes his dad is "good"
• When the son becomes older he'll have a different perspective and he'll come to see that everything his dad did was out of love.

It is written, "I the LORD do not change." (Malachi 3:6, NIV) Meaning, nothing bad has ever happened to us, other or all of Nature. We're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it. We may not realize it now because we have a limited perspective, but when our perception of reality changes, eventually we'll come to see The Truth.

Knowing that we're surrounded by love doesn't mean that we can do whatever we want, not at all. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit other and Nature instead of ourselves.

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