“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”- Dalai Lama
Compassion is the most beautiful of emotions in the world second to Love. It is in helping someone one that you find a greater joy. The joy of having made a difference however small. Reading an article by Shaheen Mistry (Founder - Akanksha Foundation) reminded me of how we have somehow lost sensitivity and the feeling of empathy. Most of us understand compassion of sympathizing with needy but it goes so much more beyond that.True compassion arises when you are sensitive to the pain and needs of others and can feel the same. We cannot be even close to Buddha who was an epitome of true compassion but we can at least nurture the same to build a better world.
We all have that spark, we are beings of love and have an abundance of compassion but somehow are yet to ignite it. I for a fact know that your heart yearns to help the little girl who tugs at your shirt on a street asking for alms to fill her food plate but u helplessly push her away not wanting people to notice you or rather wait for someone initiate the act of charity inspiring you to do that the next time.Do we need others to ignite that spark with us ? are we so bounded by what society thinks of us to put it before the need take our step towards helping someone.the very reason the world sees so less of true compassion. We want to help an accident victim to get emergency help fearing legal intervention and wait for an individual to come forward to help the victim and then we aid the same.
My work colleague and a dear friend wakes up at 4.30 a.m in the morning to deliver milk packets which he fishes by 8.00 and travels about an hour to reach work and thus is back at 7.30 p.m to tender to household responsibilities.This is does to support his family. He is not that educated by our"defined standards" but his compassion has to be seen to be believed. recently he helped a poor blind man in his locality (He hardly knew him) to undergo an operation by supporting him with Rs 12000 and financially helps everyone who is in need of support without expectations.
Raghu Bhaiya - My inspiration and a friend for life from Moved by Love, Sabarmati Ashram. A polio stricken 15 year old began his journey of helping others by arranging chappals at a Gurudwara.Today with the help and support from Moved by Love and Gramshree, He runs a free voluntary tiffin service titled "Tyag nu Tiffin" ( Food by sacrifice) wherein he delivers lunch and dinner on his own in to about 16 old women(left to fend for themselves by their children) in the slums of Ahmedabad.
There have been times i have felt guilty of not helping someone in need when i really wanted to for i put my perceptions before the same. The next time is i see a kid yearning for good i will not hesitate to share my own :)
For it is in doing for others that we truly live !
Compassion is the most beautiful of emotions in the world second to Love. It is in helping someone one that you find a greater joy. The joy of having made a difference however small. Reading an article by Shaheen Mistry (Founder - Akanksha Foundation) reminded me of how we have somehow lost sensitivity and the feeling of empathy. Most of us understand compassion of sympathizing with needy but it goes so much more beyond that.True compassion arises when you are sensitive to the pain and needs of others and can feel the same. We cannot be even close to Buddha who was an epitome of true compassion but we can at least nurture the same to build a better world.
We all have that spark, we are beings of love and have an abundance of compassion but somehow are yet to ignite it. I for a fact know that your heart yearns to help the little girl who tugs at your shirt on a street asking for alms to fill her food plate but u helplessly push her away not wanting people to notice you or rather wait for someone initiate the act of charity inspiring you to do that the next time.Do we need others to ignite that spark with us ? are we so bounded by what society thinks of us to put it before the need take our step towards helping someone.the very reason the world sees so less of true compassion. We want to help an accident victim to get emergency help fearing legal intervention and wait for an individual to come forward to help the victim and then we aid the same.
My work colleague and a dear friend wakes up at 4.30 a.m in the morning to deliver milk packets which he fishes by 8.00 and travels about an hour to reach work and thus is back at 7.30 p.m to tender to household responsibilities.This is does to support his family. He is not that educated by our"defined standards" but his compassion has to be seen to be believed. recently he helped a poor blind man in his locality (He hardly knew him) to undergo an operation by supporting him with Rs 12000 and financially helps everyone who is in need of support without expectations.
Raghu Bhaiya - My inspiration and a friend for life from Moved by Love, Sabarmati Ashram. A polio stricken 15 year old began his journey of helping others by arranging chappals at a Gurudwara.Today with the help and support from Moved by Love and Gramshree, He runs a free voluntary tiffin service titled "Tyag nu Tiffin" ( Food by sacrifice) wherein he delivers lunch and dinner on his own in to about 16 old women(left to fend for themselves by their children) in the slums of Ahmedabad.
There have been times i have felt guilty of not helping someone in need when i really wanted to for i put my perceptions before the same. The next time is i see a kid yearning for good i will not hesitate to share my own :)
For it is in doing for others that we truly live !
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Such inspiring sharing mam.. :)
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