Tout va bien
by chuckofish
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.”
–Kahlil Gibran
dual personalities
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.”
–Kahlil Gibran
dual personalities 
I guess it would be contrary to human nature (and therefore saintly) to be grateful to those who hurt us — I like his point though.
I really think that frequently we learn more from negative examples, i.e. how NOT to act/be.