Insights

In the case of animals, usually from the facial expression one can tell what they are going through, whereas human beings are much more sophisticated. To some extent you can feel it, but often they can be deceptive. For instance, initially they are nice but then they turn out to be bad; whereas in the other case, initially they are horrible but then they turn out to be good and reliable.

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to develop patience, you need someone who willfully hurts you. Such people give us real opportunities to practice tolerance. They test our inner strength in a way that even our guru cannot. Basically, patience protects us from being discouraged.