A quotation from Kit Marlowe

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! 🙂

#BenefitOfTheDoubt #AssessingMotives #HumanBehaviour

A quotation from Barrie, James:

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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/16382/

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A quotation from Rogers, Will:

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Hunt out and talk about the good that is in the other fellow’s church, not the bad, and you will do away with all this religious hatred you hear so much of nowadays.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/64363/

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#Friction with a spouse or partner or loved one, #TracyPollan on husband #MichaelJFox, even in the small moments, facing his #Parkinson’s disease side by side, they give each other the #BenefitoftheDoubt:

“We assume the best.”

#People Magazine, 11.7.22

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.