Compassion is a by-product of love for
onself (self-acceptance) and the consequence is
a radiance that emanates from onself as being love, being kind
being compassionate towards all and sundry. If one is
unfree on the inside how can one free another. If one is
impoverished how can one share.
What is rite now could be wrong the next moment. Nothing is cast
in stone.
Empathy and compassion is a welling of one's being. It cannot be
cultivated. As I am writing now, what you uttered is just an
excuse. it may appear like i m commenting/criticising u but
the truth is that what I am on the inside is
surfacing.
If one is being kind to an old lady, a stranger, a cat or
... that matters more than all the beleifs. Whether one
is being religious or non-religious does not matter.
Empathizing suffices!
Circumstances, beliefs, traditions and so on forth dont make
one. It is a fallcious myth. It reveals what one is all
about - that is the reality!
We inherit the values our circumstances, beliefs, and what not,
the moment we enter this existence. Some things we take for granted
and perhaps still do, for it is so natural for us to do so. It
is when we become aware, and start view things from not so obvious
point, that do a retake on our previously held convictions.
Values changes according to society at large. We adopt values
which is our beneficial and affordable to us .
True, with empathy and compassion can simply arise by itself
from a person with a gentle and kind disposition, but we inherit
acts of kindness or lack of, from our existing cultures, which
benefit others less well endowed than us, which is still a positive
proposition. With a working model in place, we emulate and hope to
develop more awareness and compassion. Empathy does not come in
equal packages, sad to say !
True compassion arises from the awareness and understanding of
suffering, it also call us to see outside of ourselves. We are kind
to old ladies, strangers and because we being comfortable in doing,
just as not crushing the mosquito that just sucked your blood.