All are worthy of praise and compassion

It occurred to me today, and I might not have it totally right, that we all probably have some choice in which rebirth we take. We can't trump karma, and if we are deluded, we might not be able to choose effectively, but I still think there is a kernel of choice there. Thus, when you see someone with character defects, or things you wish to criticize, realize that there is a pure being within that has chosen to take the human form you are criticizing, and that they must have had a reason for it. We all have pure Buddha nature within, and eventually this will manifest itself continuously, when we become Buddhas. In the meantime, why worry too much? Suffering, like the rest of this perceived world, is an illusion. However, most beings don't know that, so they experience the suffering. Having compassion on these beings is a core tenet of Buddhism, and the antidote for their suffering is to help those beings realize that their suffering is illusory. Now you might say, if their suffering is an illusion, why do you need to stop it? That's kind of what I thought when I first heard this type of reasoning. However, the problem is just the ambiguity of language I think. Clearly beings suffer. The point is that they don't have to if they can perceive the illusory nature of reality. (Which is not to say that reality doesn't exist.) This is what is meant by "suffering is an illusion." At the very least, even if you don't believe in rebirth, this sort of thinking could help to ameliorate ill feelings toward others. Think of it as an imaginative exercise.