Responsible for actions AND thoughts
One has to treat people as responsible for their actions and also recognize that they can't help what they do."
photo via wallpoper
But, that means I have to hold others up to the same standard I have for myself. Or, wait, I have to hold myself up to the same standard I have for others. Either way, I have to actually walk through this world, placing myself in other people’s shoes as much as possible. Fortunately, once I practice this more and more, the better I get at it, the closer I get to being understood. I think most of us primarily want to be understood by others. Which requires us to do as much understanding as possible.