Empathy

With the saga that's going on with AWARE, not that i'm anti-anti-gay, but i empathise with the 'old guard' who got unceremoniously booted from their own organisation.
http://sgblogs.com/entry/update-aware-exco-remains-silent/334122

Let's just say I know exactly how it feels. 'Traumatising' is one way to describe it. You feel betrayed, maybe a little like being dumped. The angry indignation that comes with injustice. The massive let-down that your hard work wasn't appreciated. The blindside that came just because you weren't chummy with the right people. And the silly arguments they used to justify them brushing you away. Most of all, the helplessness you feel when you can't do anything about it.

You feel hurt and angry - and walk out, wanting nothing to do with what you once loved so much. But over time you learn that the others too, are human. They make mistakes, and you learn to forgive. Of course it helps if they manage to show everyone else what idiots they are.

But you never forget.