COMPASSION... with passion...
To become a compassionate person is quite a challenge. We are asked to step away from ourselves and our aches and pains, and take on the suffering of others.
Of course, if we have some inkling or awareness of loving another, then it becomes a positive challenge, nevertheless a challenge. How do we learn to switch off from our own suffering and put the suffering of another person first?
Perhaps the easiest way to do this is found in our ability to put love first. This is where compassion will shine, and we will grow in our desire to love and care for others.
The only real obstacle to love is fear. We become afraid to suffer / afraid to fail. Somehow we wind back on all our good intentions and play safe. We are programmed to protect ourselves, and this becomes most important in our lives. More important than being compassionate and caring and loving.
Yet, if we have got this far, then we will begin to see opportunities to care and share. Little by little, we see the positive reward that comes from loving.
This wonderful feeling called love will transform us into a person who wants to move forward / who wants to care and share / who enjoys the challenge of becoming a compassionate and loving person.
By grace we are transformed!
