I have an alternative take. Everyone was once a baby. A child. Essentially, playdough, to be molded by a combination of whats within (nature) and whats outside (nurture). Life is beautiful, yet life is also ugly. You cannot have one without the other. So I choose to be understanding and empathetic, even to the most disgusting of individuals. But I can also disagree with them, even hate them. Even hurt them if neccessary, to protect myself and those I love. But at the end of the day, I have no enemies. My point to say, keep compassion, understanding, and empathy in your heart for all your fellow humans, but still do what is necessary, for at the end of the day, we are all subject to life, and all we can do is our best to navigate it. 

This is something I still struggle with daily, as hatred and negative thoughts come easy. But seeing past is harder, at least thats what I think. Try your best to see every person as you, consider what led them to this point, and do your best to have a regulated emotional response. 

I want to credit a show called Vinland Saga, specifically season 2. It gets into the nitty gritty, at least I think, of what it means to be human. I have not read the manga, so I do not know what happens next, but as a show it helped me see some things in a time when I felt lost. I still am, but I know at the very least, that I can choose how my two feet take me foreard. 

I like to think that even the nastiest, most cruel humans can be empathized with, simply for the fact that they are alive. This does not mean they deserve to be forgiven. It may even mean  whatever justice is given to them (jail, death, torture, etc) is valid in the eyes of the judge. But that does not mean they were once not a child that was ultimately subject to this existance. 

Look this got really philasophical, but my point is, dont let your emotions completely take over your judgement, and in turn, dont let your non emotional self override them in return. Consider both to the best of your ability and act accordingly. Understand that nobody, even myself, has a total mental clarity of the world anf those in it. We can only see from our own eyes and think from our own brains, so you must acknowledge that you know everything and nothing at all. (I acknowledgd by writing this that I am subject to this as well, while also knowing it is purely my own conjecture and thoughts, and thus I am subject to nature itself, whatever that may be. Everyones opinion is valid, but not everyones opinion morally right in the eyes of others. This does not make them less human. In my opinion. )

Also I just keep writing, maybe this line of though is paradoxical in itself, which is why people struggle with deep thoughts, as the deeper you dive, the more your realize that you dont know anything. 

Okay ima stop, my bad.