The Purity of the Window

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Things aren't always what they appear to be...

A young couple moved into a new neighborhood.
One morning while they are eating breakfast,
the young woman looks out her kitchen window and
sees the next door neighbor hanging out her wash.

'That laundry is not very clean', she said, 'I don't
think she knows how to wash correctly, or
perhaps she needs a better laundry detergent.'

The husband looked on, but remained silent.
Every time her neighbor would hang out her wash, the
young woman would make the same comment.

About 2 weeks later, the woman was surprised one morning
to see a nice clean wash on her neighbor's clothesline and
said to her husband, 'Look, she has finally learned how
to wash correctly. It's about time!'

Her husband replied, 'Hon, I got up early this morning
and cleaned our kitchen windows.'

And so it is with life: What we see while watching
others depends on the purity of the window through
which we look.

Shalom!
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