Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
How do we tell the difference between anger that has been harbored in someone’s heart and anger that is served up fresh each day?
Rich raised this question in response to yesterday’s post, “Hyperopia.” He posits a person who harbors “anger, revenge, [and/or] bad feelings toward someone in our family or inner circle.”
What does it mean to “harbor” something? A boat in a harbor has a place to stay protected from outside forces. The idea of harboring a feeling suggests that the person wants to keep the angry feeling alive. This kind of person nurtures a grudge and as Rich points out stews their bad feelings with thoughts of revenge.
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