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We must learn to rejoice when we get offended. Offense reveals where we need to grow. Overcoming offense can lead to world-changing moments.
One of the greatest men of the past centuries is Daryl Davis, a black man who overcame offense to befriend Klansmen, resulting in the head of the KKK stepping down.
Despite the obvious moral righteousness of those who openly oppose the Klan, their efforts have borne little fruit. It took a man with the courage to befriend his enemy to get the Imperial Wizard of the Klan to step down.
The object of our scorn should always be the ignorance and not the person behind it.
It is up to us to find the beauty in the “other” through perceived or even very real darkness.