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Judging

The person that judges all things as they are, and not as they are said or esteemed to be, is truly wise, and taught rather of God than of humans. (CIoC)


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One of the greatest lessons I’ve been learning is how associations make us think of correct or incorrect assumptions. For instance, Allah is an Arabic word for God so even Arabic Christians use this word and mon Dieu is French for my God yet this term was translated into the term good grief for my high school French class. Yet a wise person understands and/or tries to understand where the other person is coming from for communication synergy.

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