Compassion is possible because we
are all mirroring each other. I can feel your hurt because I have been there or
close to that feeling myself. I also need to understand that reactions to the
same event can be different in different people. And suffering is on different
levels of intensity and ability to cope.
And yet, why do we start judging
instead of understanding when it is impossible to get into anyone else’s shoes
? I have realised that when we judge others, we have forgotten to be kind to
ourselves ! Or compassionate for that matter. Yes, sounds paradoxical ! But not
really so.
When we are not comfortable in
our own skins , we don’t want to accept our selves , especially our darker
areas. So, in order to feel good, however temporarily, it is easier to point a
finger outwards for the same weaknesses we may also carry. Because we always
attract similar people who mirror our weaknesses. Through them, the universe is
teaching us to accept those areas within us, heal and move on in our journey.
All we need is the realisation
that we are all imperfect and the journey is about our own learning and
healing. Not about judging others . Let them look after their own journey.
It is not our business to treat
anyone as small or inferior . This is where kindness / compassion come in. If
you must , help people who are struggling to heal, instead if maligning them
and throwing brickbats. And shunning them. Human weaknesses are not contagious
diseases . So, Our censure makes US inferior people because our lower self is
at work at this time. WHY are WE intolerant of someone else ?
We need to ask ourselves this
question which may lead to a can of worms within ourselves that we are afraid to
open.
Compassion and kindness,
therefore, need a much deeper understanding.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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