Should i show compassion toward people i find morally wrong?

[Avery_L]

I’ve always believed in the importance of showing compassion to everyone, but lately I’ve been struggling with how to actually practice that toward people whose actions I find deeply morally wrong. My faith teaches love, yet I feel a real resistance in my heart when I try to extend that to certain individuals.

[Gary.T]

I tried starting small. When someone hurt me, I let myself sit with the anger for a day, then I talked with a trusted friend about what happened without blaming the other person. I also tried listening a bit more when we did talk, not to excuse them, but to hear where they were coming from. It didn’t fix everything, but it softened the edge for me.

[Matthew.J]

I aimed for a quick act of kindness and got burned. A coworker lied about a project, and offering a coffee felt ridiculous after that. I pulled back and set a clear boundary, and I’m still figuring out if there was a better move.

[Kevin_L]

Is my struggle really about the people or about my own fear of being harmed again?

[Sofia_L]

I started writing down what I can tolerate and what I won’t tolerate. It was clumsy and a little clinical, but it kept me from snapping at people I disagree with.

[Jeffrey.L]

There was a moment with a neighbor who keeps pushing my buttons where I realized I was projecting a lot of my own guilt. I paused, breathed, and chose to walk away instead of arguing, and that felt like a small win, even if it didn’t change things.

[ElizabethC]

I tried to pray or meditate on the other person’s humanity, and at first it felt empty, then a little possible. It hasn’t solved the problem, but it makes the moment less sharp and nudges me toward compassion.