Oscar Wilde's tribute to self deception in his enlightening, The Picture of Dorian Gray teaches its readers that deceiving those we presume to care about, rewards the deceiver with a dose of self deception calculated to incarcerate them into a life devoid of happiness their reward for having deceived themselves.
The unloved become so the result of choosing not to surrender into the arms of love, walking at our side inviting each of us to let Him open us up to our life as the complete human person.
If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. ~ 1 John 1:8
Hatred for others is a self inflicted injury that conspires to persuade the egoist that their belief that they are righteous is delusional providing them with all that their self absorbed fantasies grants them for their satisfaction.
Surrendering our life into the arms of love is never an intellectual process, for The Saviour invites us to trust Him in all matters furnishing us with everything that we will ever need for our well being, throughout our life's journey discovering all that we are becoming.
Self hatred is predictably apparent in the lives of those who hate others for daring to be different, and/or having freely chosen never to forgive another seeking forgiveness from us for their transgressions.
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
~ Colossians 3:13
Self healing begins the moment we choose to come to terms with our own flaws, those moments when we hated another who had driven us to respond with the same coin evidencing two wrongs.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. ~Matthew 6:14-15
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