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A quotation from Kit Marlowe

BARABAS:                               Religion
Hides many mischiefs from suspicion.

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
The Jew of Malta, Act 1, sc. 2, ll. 282-283 (c. 1590)

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@Janet_52square

My 1st thought was that the 'benefit of the doubt' is (just) a lazy way of thinking (like stereotypes) - but lazy can be good: it lets us get on with things quicker & stops us wasting time on stuff that isn't rewarding. Unless they're actively evil, trying to harm you or another, where's the value in evaluating/ assessing people or their motives when you could be using the same energy in more personally rewarding ways, like listening to music or planning a party etc... But it could also reflect a generational attitude/ approach & be part of why older people (who grew up in less complex times) can be more vulnerable to cons & scams. 😕

Then I thought of times I've been told to give 'the benefit of the doubt' - usually by those who are determined not to give it to me... 😐

So I see that it can be a double-edged sword & like most things to do with people, more complicated than it looks on the surface. It's certainly provoked an interesting discussion! I enjoyed reading this thread - thank you for kicking it off! 🙂

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@glitch25 to be fair to Eben, he doesn't seem like that sort of person
#BenefitOfTheDoubt

So, here's the thing. You can't #give what you haven't been given.

You have to have been given the #BenefitOfTheDoubt, a #grace, an #understanding, a #patience, a #listening, a #BeingSeen and heard, a #compassion in order to be able to give it to others.
One, so you recognise it. And two, so you have enough to give.

But here's also the thing:
what you haven't been given, because for whatever reason others ran short, you can be the one to give it to yourself first.