Thursday, April 11, 2019

Why isn't compassion automatic?


The people who seek shelter in this pink house,
behind these bars, are human, too:
like us, they hunger for joy and an end to suffering;
They know the pain of loss
and pray for inner peace just as we do.
Why is it that we humans are so determined
to ignore our common humanity?
Why isn’t compassion as natural as breathing?

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