Was your life ever improved by resentment, indignation, or fear? It may be that you have learned lessons of morality in your negative reaction to thoughtlessness, cruelty, and dishonesty by others; that even your own guilt and shame have been necessary instructors for you in how to live a good and productive life. Remaining in the emotional morass of condemnation — of yourself or your fellows — is to remain in the tortured darkness, however. It will bring about nothing but more regrettable actions. Once having seen the error in the behavior we are meant to turn to God for help in accepting the Truth and for the Grace required to eliminate the negativity from our lives forever.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 