Perhaps the reason why people who use violence on their loved ones is because they fear losing their love and want it all to themselves.
They lash out because they feel unloved, even when their children, their partner, and/or their parents have shown them love and devotion.
If a person acts unkind when faced with the power of love, then any violence they may do is in denial of their own capacity to love.
It makes the few of us who are full of loving-kindness pity them yet steer clear of sympathy, lest empathy cloud the objectivity of the situation, the reality that violence is a cry out for love which they can no longer find deep in their hearts when others of good cheer are meek yet kind to them.
Yes, love is the answer, for its warmth works slowly to thaw the cold heart. For the challenge of change demands of us acceptance, forgiveness, hope and patience.
May I explore the depths of acceptance, the widening of forgiveness and the mellowness of patience.
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