Turning hatred into love, not responding to negative stimulation, loving one's enemies, forgiving all malice and hatefulness, smiling at one who frowns at you, reflecting blows like a human shield, no arrows penetrating, dropping one's weapons, holding out a hand for a handshake, complimenting someone instead of insulting him, giving an enemy a gift, do an act of kindness for him, listen to his problems and offer support, tell him you come in peace not in war, offer to care for his hurts, do not be suspicious and always expecting a blow, instead if there is a blow to blow back a kiss.
Turn aside one's cheek and do not retaliate, the initiators of ill will are not reprimanded it is the retaliators who are punished.
Use your sense of peace to stay calm in the range of fire, say nothing negative, defend yourself but do not get entangled, walk away, turn around, say nothing back, hold your tongue and put down your sword.
Say you are sorry even if you are not at fault, forgive and forget, do not hold grudges.
Walk in the steps and the ways of the angels, as Jacob struggled with an angel, so too will you have your struggles, not to get hurt and not to do the hurting, to say and to mean "shalom."
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