working on compassion.

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6. In the words of the Dalai Lama:

http://www.artofdharma.org/archives/dalai-lama-explains-the-need-for-enemies.html

I must emphasize again that merely thinking that compassion and reason and patience are good will not be enough to develop them. We must wait for difficulties to arise and then attempt to practice them. And who creates such opportunities? Not our friends, of course, but our enemies. They are the ones who give us the most trouble, So if we truly wish to learn, we should consider enemies to be our best teacher!

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, an enemy is indispensable. So we should feel grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us develop a tranquil mind!"

This teaching has often helped me when dealing with people who are not so easy to like