Hello Family,
I just read this comment in another thread on the forum, and of course i've heard it before, but never really understood it.
I do understand the premise that you'd want to keep your enemies close so that you can know what they're doing, kinda keep a step ahead of them if you can.
But to me, this seems so counter-productive. I don't want my enemies anywhere near me! I don't care what they're doing, so long as they leave me alone. I don't understand why anyone would want to keep folk close to them, that they know hate them. Doesn't this require some type of energy to be expended on your enemy?!
I don't understand the value of keeping an enemy close vs the cost to one's peace, Spirit, and soul. It just seems to me that if an enemy is close to me, i'm vexed, i'm wondering why are they close to me, i'm wondering what they are doing, i'm wondering how are they going to try do me "this time," when if i keep them the hay away from me ... i don't think of any of that stuff!
To keep an enemy close, would mean that you must pretend that they aren't your enemy. Smile, laugh, and talk with them, interact in some small way, with a person that you know means you no good! That's hard work (at least for me)!
Please help me understand Family, how keeping an enemy close could be a good thing.
Thanks in advance.
Destee
I just read this comment in another thread on the forum, and of course i've heard it before, but never really understood it.
I do understand the premise that you'd want to keep your enemies close so that you can know what they're doing, kinda keep a step ahead of them if you can.
But to me, this seems so counter-productive. I don't want my enemies anywhere near me! I don't care what they're doing, so long as they leave me alone. I don't understand why anyone would want to keep folk close to them, that they know hate them. Doesn't this require some type of energy to be expended on your enemy?!
I don't understand the value of keeping an enemy close vs the cost to one's peace, Spirit, and soul. It just seems to me that if an enemy is close to me, i'm vexed, i'm wondering why are they close to me, i'm wondering what they are doing, i'm wondering how are they going to try do me "this time," when if i keep them the hay away from me ... i don't think of any of that stuff!
To keep an enemy close, would mean that you must pretend that they aren't your enemy. Smile, laugh, and talk with them, interact in some small way, with a person that you know means you no good! That's hard work (at least for me)!
Please help me understand Family, how keeping an enemy close could be a good thing.
Thanks in advance.
Destee