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"When a wise man understands the inner impulses of his fellows, he will love them. And when
you love your brother, you have already forgiven him. This capacity to understand man's nature
and forgive his apparent wrongdoing is Godlike. If you are wise parents, this is the way you will
love and understand your children, even forgive them when transient misunderstanding has
apparently separated you. The child, being immature and lacking in the fuller understanding of
the depth of the child-father relationship, must frequently feel a sense of guilty separation from a
father's full approval, but the true father is never conscious of any such separation. Sin is an
experience of creature consciousness; it is not a part of God's consciousness.
"Your inability or unwillingness to forgive your fellows is the measure of your immaturity, your
failure to attain adult sympathy, understanding, and love. You hold grudges and nurse
vengefulness in direct proportion to your ignorance of the inner nature and true longings of your
children and your fellow beings. Love is the outworking of the divine and inner urge of life. It is
founded on understanding, nurtured by unselfish service, and perfected in wisdom."