There is a commandment in the Torah to judge people favorably.
“How can I carry by myself all of your bothersomeness, and your burden, and your quarrels.”(Devarim 1:12)
Rashi cites the Sages: if Moshe came out of his house early they would say, “why is Moshe early? Perhaps he is having family problems at home.” If Moshe would come out late from his house, they would say, “Moshe stays home longer in order to devise negative plans against you.”
No matter what Moshe did, people would judge him negatively.
Sadly we still have this same tendency. Just as we can always tap to the negative way of looking at things we can also switch over and tap to a positive way of looking at people and situations.
This doesn’t mean that if there is someone harmful in your life you will live in denial, what the Torah expects from us is that we should always try to see the good in others. As hard as it can be, we can always find a positive thought about someone else.
Since the Temple was destroyed for baseless hatred, let’s try very hard to practice baseless love by mastering the art of seeing the good in others.
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