Wherever you see or read about injustice - make a comment to yourself. Write it down, think about it and decide what you can do about it. You don't have to make everything better or protect everyone from being hurt, but you were born with something precious. To feel empathy. To be able to understand how others might feel. You don't have to tell them you know how they feel because you can't know that.
Empathy is a feeling, it's not a science. When you see someone being bullied it's possible to feel the ouch. To feel sad and angry. Sometimes to feel absolutely disgusted with someone. It's not that you are superior but you came into this world with feelings. Your feelings may be different from mine but you do have them and they speak to you.
You have also been trained to judge others, to make judgements even though you can't be sure you are right.
Feelings are not about being superior or ashamed or smart or special. You may feel these things but it doesn't guarantee you are right.
Mostly feelings enable you to question how you are feeling. And what you can do. You are not a universal police force, but you have lived here for thousands of years. To dismiss uncomfortable feelings is to give away your mind and heart to something else.
Being human doesn't grant you diamonds, certificates, applause or fame. You are one of the millions of souls who are here to do what you can for your kin. You don't have to know their name or their tribe.
It's just a chance to make the world better without acknowledgement or praise or gifts. You are more than a grain of salt.
I apologize for preaching here, but it is direct, and I am concerned whenever I read news papers and letters to the editor. It all seems like a game to out any idea as rubbish.
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