When I first read the quote “Compassion is the radicalism of our time” I thought having compassion is something that should not be radical and is something that we should all strive to practice and share.
I thought about the quote today. I normally post in the morning, but I needed to ponder this one a bit longer. I think about reading newspapers and magazines, not a lot of compassion in those stories. I watch TV and movies and I see violence and reality shows. All the time I observe my fellow human beings, and politicians, and I believe that the Dalai Lama has the quote right on.
The Dalai Lama goes on to say that “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
Compassion can be explained as a virtue; one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy (for the suffering of others) are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism.
Compassion allows each of us to relate with one another because you no longer regard people as interruptions. Compassion allows us to slow down or stop and allows us to hear, see and feel nothing but the person whom we are focusing on.
I can be the change we seek in this world… We can practice planned acts of compassion with and for others.
I offer to share the following prayer with you today “Heavenly father we come to you this day in prayer, this time of stillness. We give thanks for the many blessings in our life, we ask for continued help to share love, gifts and lessons with others. We ask for lessons for all in help share and spread compassion with one another. In your precious name we pray, Amen.”
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