What is the full truth about those I am blaming? Are they as monstrous as I think? Are they as guilty as I insist? Is there no room for compassion?
To ask this question is to ask what burdens others may carry.
To ask what burdens others may carry is to begin seeing them as people.
In the seeing of others as people lies my liberation.
Today's Challenge: See your other person as a person - full of the same hopes, dreams, ambitions, weaknesses, and anxieties that you have. Try to see their burdens, their challenges and their dreams. Then ask yourself - "Are they as bad as I really think?" and "How can I help?"
When complete: 1. What did you notice that shifted in you? 2. Was this difficult to do - why? 3. Did you take any different actions?
What is the full truth about those I am blaming? Are they as monstrous as I think? Are they as guilty as I insist? Is there no room for compassion?
To ask this question is to ask what burdens others may carry.
To ask what burdens others may carry is to begin seeing them as people.
In the seeing of others as people lies my liberation.
Today's Challenge:
See your other person as a person - full of the same hopes, dreams, ambitions, weaknesses, and anxieties that you have. Try to see their burdens, their challenges and their dreams. Then ask yourself - "Are they as bad as I really think?" and "How can I help?"
When complete:
1. What did you notice that shifted in you?
2. Was this difficult to do - why?
3. Did you take any different actions?