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“To die to our neighbors means to stop judging them, to stop evaluating them, and thus to become free to be compassionate. Compassion can never coexist with judgment because judgment creates the distance, the distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other.”

Quote by Henri J.M. Nouwen

Book:The Way of the Heart: A Study of Contemplative Prayer and Inner Devotion

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