Benjamin Franklin was a man of exceptional understanding of human nature. He was always very charitable and considerate in his dealings with other people, even those who had mistreated him in some fashion. Of course you’ll remember his successes with his Project for Moral Perfection. I believe he came close, if indeed he didn’t quite get there!

Ben explained one of his principles this way: “Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.”

Ponder and think about that statement for a while.