The proverb is straightforward: 'Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.' This isn't about pretending wrongs didn't happen. It's about choosing to move past offense, to prioritize the relationship over the grievance.
I was in a business partnership with someone, and there was a point where they genuinely wronged me. Financially, professionally, and personally. I had every right to sue. Instead, I went to them and said: I'm choosing to forgive this because I value you more than my vindication. We continued the partnership for another decade, and it became one of the most meaningful relationships in my life.
Love covering doesn't mean forgetting. It means deciding that the person is more important than the offense. It's a choice you make again and again, because the offense doesn't disappear. But you decide: I'm not going to build my relationship with this person on top of this wrong.
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