Shmelke of Nikolsburg

I read this last week and I am continually reminded that these experiences are part of the plan. What plan? Whose plan? I believe its the one that we all end up at. I was part of a neighborly drama on Sunday the 24th. We as a family started working our way through the problem and then I read this conversation with the Rabbi.
The Rabbi's answer is perfect. I would never punish my own hand to teach it. What punishment I believed in was not nessesary. Because now my whole schedule has had to change to accomodate my very strong moral dilema. The problem is this, it's my moral issue not theirs. How can I rationalize punishing another adult for something that they don't think was wrong?
I believe that Rabbi's are some of the wisest teachers there are. My tradition is grounded in Jewdaism. I have lived in a neighborhood where most people were Orthodox. This neighborhood was the most peaceful place in the Valley.
The explanitory beginning paragraph holds another great statement,"It is our right to hate an evil man for his actions, but because his deepest self is the image of God, it is our duty to honor him with love." Do you ever get exausted with duing your duty. It is not always the fun way to go. The lessons are very hard and sometimes they come at a rapid pace. Other times they come far between. When I get caught off guard, sometimes I get to hate too quickly. Then I have to make ammends with what happened. I hope that it sticks and I don't repeat the same lesson, thats when it really sucks.