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Let us be melamed zchus. There are many halachos that are matir dinim b’mokom hefsed merubah. There are other dinim that are mutur b’mokom tzar. Likewise mifakchin al tzorchei tzibur is allowed in many instances. There are MULTIPLE instances that we can be dan lkaf zchus, and I don’t mean r”l bmokom pikuach nefesh for a choleh…what would R’ Levi Yizchok Barditchiver say?
He once saw a man wearing talis and tefillin (middle of davening) while he was harnessing the horses to his wagon. R’ LY cried out to Hashem, look at your children, in the middle of their work harnessing the horses to the wagon, they interrupt to daven and pray your praises!
It is all perspective!
As one godol said: We have two eyes, one eye to look favorably at other yidden, and one eye to look critical at ourselves.
Unfortunately, we often mix them up!!