<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Looking at someone’s past softens judgment. When... > Looking at someone’s past softens judgment. When you imagine the child a person once was and the hurts they endured, you often find that what was done to them was worse than what they did to you, and compassion begins to replace resentment. **Source:** [[livestreams/Forgiveness, Polarization, and the Courage to Stand for Peace - Workbook|Forgiveness, Polarization, and the Courage to Stand for Peace]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Looking at someone’s past softens judgment. When you imagine the child a person once was and the hurts they endured, you often find that what was done to them was worse than what they did to you, and compassion begins to replace resentment.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-looking-someones-past-begins-replace-resentment ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->