Adam and Eve were the first man and woman according to the creation myths, and that was the seed of the broad population we have today.
Nature has designed a baby to be born from the union of two adults, thus making sure he is surrounded by family.
Alas! Not all are fortunate to be brought up in a cosy scenario. Circumstances are one such issue that comes forward.
Although the man is surrounded by his fellow men yet he feels alone and depressed.
He could attribute to the surroundings, the circumstances that he is breathing in...the
survival of the fittest mantra when competition reaches out to the neck, that makes an individual feel suffocated, that could either choke himself out, or he has the survival instincts and grabs an oxygen mask to be able to fight it out!
We all have been in that situation.
What breed are you?
“One love, one heart, one destiny.”
― Bob Marley
The present world is full of suffering and injustice, and every soul goes through hardships, thus making them shine like a diamond in the end.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato
When each of us reflect on our lives spent so far, our eyes will get moist over some individuals who held our hands when our legs were shaky to walk even a single step, our tongues were stirring out of nervousness, our hands were trembling and sweaty due to anxiety and fear. There were some people and sometimes too many people who came in our lives who gave us the confidence to walk that extra step, to understand what was on our mind, to hold our hands steady, and provide us with the boost to come out of that situation, and today as we stand surrounded by the lush green of success or happiness we can feel the effect of compassion. The empathy of another human to understand us especially when we were in a plight, and he extended a lending hand. This hand not only comprised of a physical support, but it also dressed up our spirits emotionally and subjectively.
Today, as I stand at the junction of my life where I have breathed in 40+ years of my life, I stand in gratitude to all my teachers, friends, family, neighbors, strangers who helped in the oddest of way, by either lending me a helping hand, or speaking a kind word or two, or just stretching those muscles around their lips by giving out a gentle smile. This gave me the jump start and helped ignite the engine within to keep moving in the direction of my goal.
Thus, making me believe in this high attribute as it created ripples in my life. I intend to pass the baton of compassion, empathy, tenderness, and kindness around so that I can complete the circle of life, with the satisfaction to touch "n" number of lives.
Compassion is essential, and it is all about giving what you have received so far. It is also a reminder to stay grounded, since we all will wear the shoes of sorrow in our lifetime.
The source for morality is within us. We can either just follow our peers who are annoyed with the system of life or we could choose to make our own!
Mantra for today: Showing tolerance, and compassion towards the suffering helps to tap your inner self, which in return is a boon to your existence.
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This is the link-up for 1000 Voices Speak for Compassion; on February 20th, 2015, over 1000 of us will raise our voices and our writing, and flood the internet (and our real worlds) with GOOD and COMPASSION.
It started with an understanding that even though we might get older, we still all need the metaphorical village around us, and the compassion of others in our lives. Then the sudden thought happened - what if 1000 of us wrote about compassion all at once? From there, the movement has taken on its own life; has burgeoned and grown and spread a whole lot of love and connection and 'villageyness'.
Every voice matters - together we're stronger - let's BE the Village.
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