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8/2/06
"It may seem natural to react to a situation by giving back what is given to us.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Reflecting on his horrendous wartime
experiences, Viktor Frankl recalled: 'We who lived in concentration camps can
remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away
their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer
sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last
of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of
circumstances, to choose one's own way' (Man's Search for Meaning [1985],
86; emphasis added).
"That is noble behavior and a high expectation, but Jesus expects no less of us.
'Love your enemies,' He said, 'bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you' (Matt.
5:44)." - Wayne S. Peterson, "Our
Actions Determine Our Character," Ensign (CR), November 2001, p.83