George was a relatively new...
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George was a relatively new member of the church. I knew he was still recovering from a very painful divorce, but had known none of the details. For whatever reason, he thought it important for his new pastor to hear the story.
"As you know, I teach history at the university," he began. "My education has shaped me as a very open-minded and tolerant man. I encourage my students to open their minds to new ideas and even open their hearts to people who are different from them. I pride myself on being an understanding, tolerant person.
"Unfortunately, what I discovered during my divorce and the counseling which had preceded it, there is nothing so narrow as believing you are open-minded; nothing so misunderstanding as assuming you are an understanding person; no one so unaccepting as the who who is absolutely convinced he is accepting.
"I have had to face the fact that I was a very difficult man to live with. The very fact that I thought I was so loving toward my wife blinded me to my unloving behaviors."
--Cueni
"As you know, I teach history at the university," he began. "My education has shaped me as a very open-minded and tolerant man. I encourage my students to open their minds to new ideas and even open their hearts to people who are different from them. I pride myself on being an understanding, tolerant person.
"Unfortunately, what I discovered during my divorce and the counseling which had preceded it, there is nothing so narrow as believing you are open-minded; nothing so misunderstanding as assuming you are an understanding person; no one so unaccepting as the who who is absolutely convinced he is accepting.
"I have had to face the fact that I was a very difficult man to live with. The very fact that I thought I was so loving toward my wife blinded me to my unloving behaviors."
--Cueni
