This has helped me, over the years, to respond with kindness.
“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8703-he-drew-a-circle-that-shut-me-out--heretic
#inclusion #love #generosity #poem #epigram #edwinmarkham