“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to... Continue Reading →
fine edge of their altruism…
"Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism." - Katherine Fullerton Gerould
creative altruism…
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. - Martin Luther King, Jr.