Well, I suppose that should be the goal of a Christian, but it's not easy...I can usually manage civil for a while.Oh now don't be unnecessarily crass now Granite! :nono:
tip toe on eggshells and be 'nice' to everyone whom is not nice to you! lol
Oh, I don't think we're called on to encourage the former, but do you think meeting people with reason who aren't being reasonable or meeting people honestly who aren't being honest is patronizing?indulge the hypocrites! patronize them!
Sky trolled a thread of mine recently and I said something that, upon reflection, I didn't think belonged under my byline. So I cut it out. Sod came by a bit later to abuse the Holy and I remembered the earlier, met him firmly but civilly, reasonably. It felt better and, I think, served the better end more readily.