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b'We all want to be nice and caring people \\u2013 because it feels good. It rewards us. However we are human and sometimes it can be a challenge to stay in that mindset, especially if people are deliberately cruel and hateful. Anger and hate become a natural reaction \\u2013 or to simply shutdown and ignore. For the same is true of fearing those who hate: when you don\\u2019t understand someone and their beliefs betray everything you hold sacred, it\\u2019s a feeling that can touch every nerve inside you and incite the same thing \\u2013 inside you. A hate and intolerance for their beliefs. It\\u2019s tough to be willing to understand others, especially when they express hate, brutality or intolerance. Like looking into the face of someone filled to the brim with fire and toxic sludge, spitting at you \\u2013 it can offend every sense you have to witness such a thing. And worse, it can infect you and bring you down. There are lots of toxic people out there, and the natural reaction is to stay as far away from them as possible. But when it comes to people you love, you work with, or you can\\u2019t shut out of your life \\u2013 this is a set of tools to help you understand them and better relate to them. In the face of intolerance, the self-protective instinct is to run away \\u2013 to shut down to them and soothe the hurt, lest this hurt you anymore. But this is only a temporary fix to manage the situation. There is a state you can graduate to \\u2013 PAST this point of managing and shutting off \\u2013 one comparable to enlightenment: compassion. It\\u2019s challenging but also freeing, and it can be a powerful solution when it comes to someone you care about or must deal with in your life \\u2013 for example a loved one or family member. I hope you enjoy! xo For more of my writing head to TeaspoonOfHappy.com\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'