The Responsibility of Kindness.

I’ve never understood the inherent cruelty within some human beings. More specifically the need to inflict harm upon wound, to cause pain in the wake of misunderstanding.

As a Buddhist, I try to remain open to their pain. As a human, I try to identify with their sense of brokenness. As a teacher, I try to help them to become whole.

But, often there is a ‘cost’ to be paid. Old wounds ache under the catalyst of new as a toppling of balance becomes evident.

There’s a subtlety in our offering, my loves – one which begs the light of compassion even as the heart may sense closing. And we must be ever-mindful to its cause, to effect those much greater changes.

In a sense, we must be willing to set aside the sting of our wounds -if only for this aspect of a single moment in which we may reach the heart of another.

In this space we find our greatest potential, a blessing intended for all of humanity.

This is the responsibility of all living beings.

In peace…

Namaste <3

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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