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Hope from Compassion

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I've seen this meme quite a few times.  I agree with some of it... to a point. I mean, I don't personally agree with all my friends and acquaintances' opinions. Nor do I agree with all that my loved ones may believe or do. I think diversity is beautiful. If we all believed the same things, how boring would that be!?? Yes, I can do this and still love them deeply! Maybe it isn't a "huge lie" of culture like this quote suggests... (by the way, the fact that they use the term "Huge Lie" really does suggest the need to instill fear to me. That's just my opinion.) Maybe the reason you "disagree" is because you DO fear or hate... have you researched your own heart?? I did... I didn't like what I found there. Most of my firmly held "convictions" were indeed so firmly held because I DID fear. I did fear that if I let go of all these "convictions", that my whole safety net would fall out from under me and my life would