There is good in us all

There is good in us all. So why is it that sometimes I assume the bad? I know someone that always sees the good in people and never assumes a bad motive or that someone would deliberately make an action to hurt someone else or create ill intent. I wondered at first if it was naivety, but then I realised that it was just a genuine ability to see the good in people. Its a rare and beautiful gift. When I asked this person what made them this way, they said nothing had ever happened that made them see things differently. This person may have lived half a century on this earth without one person crossing them, but I should think its very unlikely. I think to be able to see every other fellow human being and always see the good is a very special gift that says something very special about their soul and where there soul is on its journey. This quality radiates an inner peace and tranquility, it radiates a trust in her fellow humans and has a knock on effect to the people in contact. But who can you change to have this gift, clearly its one of a nature that to have naturally is quite rare, so the task is about changing your nature, thinking before you respond to anything, reinforcing the message that, how you would like to think you are, which is a good person, you must have this belief that others are also acting with best intent and for a greater good. It comes down to trusting others and dealing with people with an open and honest heart, and believing that in treating others this way they will also treat you the same. This therefore will be my weekly prayer this week, to meditate and focus my soul on believing that intrinsically, there is good in us all, and that most people have a lot of good in them.