Friday, June 25, 2010

COMPASSION

COMPASSION IS A GIFT;ONE THAT WHEN APPLIED GIVES EQUALLY
BOTH TO THE RECIEVER AND TOO THE GIVER
COMPASSION OPENS ONES HEART TO A SIMPLY TRUTH
THAT WE ARE HERE TO GIVE OF OURSELVES
WHEN WE CLOSE OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO THE PLIGHT OF OTHERS
WE ARE CLOSING DOWN OURSELVES IN THAT PROCESS
WE ARE CLOSING OFF OUR HUMANITY AND ARE BEING LESS HONEST AND
KIND TO OURSELVES IN THAT PROCESS.
IF ONLY WE THOUGHT LESS AND ACTED MORE WITH PURE COMPASSION
INSTEAD OF SAFEGUARDING OUR HEARTS AND THINKING THAT THE ACT OF GIVING IS ALSO THE ACT OF RECIEVING, SO WE DON'T GIVE IF WE DON'T THINK WE WILL RECIEVE IN RETURN. SO WE SET OURSELVES UP AS A JUDGE AND JURY! ONLY GIVING WHEN IT BENIFITS US.
WE HAVE TOTALLY MISSED THE POINT! THE JOY IS IN THE UNCONDITIONAL ACT OF GIVING OUR LOVE AND COMPASSION. OF EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN. OF OPENING OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AND ALLOWING THAT COMPASSION TO GROW AND GROW AND EXPAND BEYOUND US! TO STOP BEING SO SELF INVOLVED

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