Being hurt by someone is not an excuse to hurt someone else. We have very little control over the hurt that is inflicted upon us but we have 100% control over what we do with that hurt. Do we turn it into motivation for something good and redemptive or do we revel in it, making it our identity? The choice is ours. We don't get to not choose. Not choosing is choosing. We can and must find a way to overcome.
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