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Originally Posted by AmysJourney
Hi Abby,
feel free to write as much as you like and to ask whatever question you would like to ask.
It's to not look away and offer yourself. That works with compassion towards ourselves as well as for others.
And I strongly believe that in order to heal from whatever we need to be healed - small things or big things, we need to find compassion for others in our hearts. Because if we are capable of compassion, we are capable of looking beyond our troubles, which I believe gives us insight into ourselves.
When I see someone in distress, it is almost impossible for me to look away. I don't know why, I have never been able to find an explanation. Perhaps I am just not tough enough. But when I look back, many situations when I didn't look away have turned into something great.
It is hard to find the spark sometimes, that makes us reach out for compassion or give compassion. But I believe if we risk it, it can become huge inspiration and make our lives a thousand times better.
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Thank you.
I think when I say that compassion is to stay, it reflects your meaning that it is to not look away. This definitely resonates with me.
I'm working on being compassionate to myself. It's a challenge because there is a part of me that quite obviously wants to destroy any positive feelings. Perhaps instead of battling this I could spend more time focusing outwards. Although I'll admit that even in this I become scared often; isn't that silly. I think it is a risk to be compassionate, mainly because it might not be accepted by the other person.
Yesterday when I was driving out of a car park and I saw a man on a bench. He looked sad; he stood up and I thought he was going to pick up the rubbish bin which, from putting two and two together, I assumed he'd punched over earlier in a rage. But he didn't, he kicked it further. He was still upset. I saw this in my rear view mirror. Part of me wanted to get out and ask him if he was okay but the other part thought about how I don't know the situation, I don't want to upset him further and as I'd passed it in the car before I fully could comprehend it all, I didn't. For me, the spark is there, it's just hard to be guided by it and not look away.
Thank you again.