Compassion

There was this poor middle-aged man that was walking along the road. As he made his way home he was attacked by these hooligans. They struck him repeatedly and stole everything but the clothes on his back. The pain was sharp, like he had been stabbed in the side repeatedly. He ached and it was so apparent that those who walked by noticed, yet none of them stopped. Not a single one.

You see, this man was an outcast and being so meant that he should never be helped. Doing so would result in catastrophic results for your well-being. You would join him as an outcast if you were to look at him for too long. So fearing for themselves, nobody stopped.

As more and more people walked by and avoided his pleas, he questioned all of his actions to date. It hurt him that nobody seemed to care, they were all selfish people. He began to sob and he wished he could take back all of his many mistakes. He hoped at least one person would show sympathy,compassion, kindness, yet nobody ever did.

For each person that walked by, his heart was squeezed tighter as if someone was trying to crush his heart. For every person that passed without a passing glance his pain grew, and the hurt simmered.

Every time I see hurt in the world I think about that man on the side of the road, sobbing in pain, obviously angry with the world. I regret the decision I made to walk by that day. Every single day of my life I wish I could take it back. A wise man had a conversation with me once, really he was the only one that spoke,

If you feel the hurt of another near you, and you have the power to aid them, act upon that feeling. Do not consider the impact it could have on your future, just act. You must open your heart to the hurt of the world. Use compassion because this world is in desperate need of it. Compassion is a quality so incredibly human yet we hide it away in fear.

Know today and understand that you are not perfect and that we all make poor decisions in life. What is important is that you grow from them. Imperfection is the most human aspect of all humanity.

You need to spread your compassion child. Let the world see everything they have begun to believe doesn't exist anymore. Show them.

Let it be known across the world that we care. Do not sit back and allow humanity to believe this of themselves, that we are a kind that lacks compassion. Too many have already believed this and this shall not be our future.

We must act out and change the things deemed normal set by society. The things you and I know should not be common. We need to make sure that everyone knows the kindness we are capable of, the kindness we hide inside of us in fear of judgement.

Your heart is ready to burst with the compassion you have kept inside for so long. Let it flow and spread across the world.

I believe in you child. Spread the compassion, spread the love. I am entrusting you to change the world like I know you can.

After that, without allowing me to speak, he left. I haven't seen him since. I sometimes wonder what ever happened to him. I like to believe that he went to everyone he could and told them

Spread your compassion as far as you can. Yes you are only one person, but you can change the perspectives of so many people. Influence and impact, make a huge difference. Compassion demands to be acted upon.

I take his words and spread them around. I tell everyone to stop making excuses for your lack of action. That if you are not acting, you are actually compassionless. Caring is shown by your actions. So get up, do something meaningful with your life. Change the world we live in, leave a lasting legacy on this Earth. You know what you must do, as you have been called to do it. Even the simplest things have a large impact, you can do it all. You may not have realized what it was you were called to do but now you are aware and you will realize your calling.

Keep your eyes open and your purpose will become apparent to you. Your one action can result in a positive snowball effect on the entire world. You have the capability now act upon it! Do what you can to change the world by caring about others.

I am always thinking about whether or not I care about others. I have come to the conclusion that I do. I wish others saw the compassion buried deep inside each and every one of us. For now, I just hope you were listening and you took this to heart and you begin to spread your compassion with everyone around you. It needs to be seen by everyone.

The world needs compassion. Be the one who starts the chain of those who care.