I remember when I started a new job working as a legal secretary, there was a secretary in the law firm who disliked me. I didn’t understand then and I don’t now understand why she was so cold toward me, but I decided to treat her kindly and engage her as I did the other secretaries. Suddenly, one day the lady starting talking to me and it was like there had never been any period of coldness.
We should remind children that we can’t control other people and make them like us. We can only control ourselves and our responses.
Love your enemies. Let God work on the other person’s heart.
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