How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials #6)

by Thich Nhat Hanh

“I know you have suffered a lot. I know I have also contributed to your suffering. I haven’t been very mindful or skillful. I didn’t understand your suffering and difficulties enough. I may have said or done things that have made the situation worse. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. Your happiness, your safety, your freedom, and your joy are important to me. Because I have been caught in my own suffering, I have been unskillful at times. I may have given you the impression that I wanted to make you suffer. That’s not true. So please tell me about your suffering so that I will not make the same kind of mistake again. I know that your happiness is crucial to my own happiness. I need your help. Tell me about your fear and despair, your difficulties, your dreams, so that I can understand you better.”