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The Sorrows of Our Time
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I’m an idiot, but I’m also a prince. I have seen the world and its people, and I have seen that everyone is selfish, greedy and cruel. They are carried away by their passions and desires and have no consideration for others. I am an idiot because I am different from them. I see the world with compassion and understanding, and I believe in the goodness in people. But my kindness is mistaken for weakness…
~ “The idiot.” Dostoyevsky
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Don’t apologize for the sorrow, grief, and rage you feel. It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. It is a measure of your open heart, and as your heart breaks open there will be room for the world to heal. That is what is happening as we see people honestly confronting the sorrows of our time.
You don’t need to do everything. Do what calls your heart; effective action comes from love. It is unstoppable, and it is enough.
We are capable of suffering with our world, and that is the true meaning of compassion. It enables us to recognize our profound interconnectedness with all beings.
Don’t ever apologize for crying for the trees burning in the Amazon or over the waters polluted from mines in the Rockies. The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.
