Light amid all the confusion and misunderstanding

With the recent topics on this board lately,I received a timely e-mail today I think sums up a lot from at least this Tau's perspective.
I feel it sheds light on what's gone so wrong in the world,and relationships in general.

Burned Biscuits
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> When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner
> every now and then, and I remember one night in particular when she'd made
>
> breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening
> so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely
> burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if
> anyone noticed!
>
> Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask
> me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that
> night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that
> ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that thing...never made a
> face nor uttered a word about it!
>
> When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
> apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits, and I'll never forget
> what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits every now and then."
>
> Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if
> he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and
> said, "Your momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real
> tired. Besides - a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!"
>
> As I've grown older, I've thought about that many times. Life is
> full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I'm not the best at
> hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like
> everyone else, but what I've learned over the years is that learning
> to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's
> differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a
> healthy, growing and lasting relationship.
>

Selfishness,and a me first attitude are such ugly things in human beings imo.
To truly be loved and accepted,you must first love and accept.
Anything less,imo is just a selfish superficiality.

Posted by BellatheBull

To truly be loved and accepted,you must first love and accept.
Anything less,imo is just a selfish superficiality.

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Here, here! —

Nice story.