Compassion through social strife

[Bring4th_Austin]

I can only relate my own experience. I have been in this "boat" for a long time, trying to balance empathy with its corresponding wisdom. For me, seeking deeper empathy for others regarding lack of awareness or empathy on their part, has some efficacy. But not as much as staying focused on my own evolution as a being. As I move forward in consciousness (consciously), I get closer to that balance. It is the real, underlying strength which is built, the wisdom of a balanced perspective that is attained little by little. When I try to find empathy for others' lacks, it is more like treating a symptom, and may yield some results, but is more mired in emotional baggage and emotional responses—only skimming on the 3D surface of a lake of deeper comprehension. So what I do in all things, is to ultimately focus on my own responses, my own reactions—not indulging in them but observing them with a mind to uncovering my own stumbling blocks in growth—and thereby staying accountable to my own evolution.

You may be different, and find this catalyst easier to handle. I think it is a major catalyst in this world, to deal with the suffering here. It has ramped up recently, and the follies of humanity are being demonstrated in a big way. Most people here are very caught up in the maelstrom, as Ra puts it, but I do think that some Wanderers are building connecting threads like spiders weaving silk between this hugely veiled (in more than one sense) reality to a larger reality.

Anyway, I ironically feel your pain too. I am no sage or master at anything, so what I throw out there for consideration is my experience with this reality only.

To be fully honest, I don't fully grok where you are coming from, but I'm not necessarily feeling as though a shared intellectual understanding is necessary, because I feel resonance with your heart. But for what it's worth, I see the seeking of deeper empathy for others' lack as intrinsically linked with my own evolution as a being. You point out focusing on your own responses - what I see in the "lack of others" isn't necessarily their faults, but what I am perceiving as their faults. It's part of why I'm hoping to create a space for internal reflection, but for me, that reflection is aided by the echoes of the external world.

I really appreciate you sharing your perspective, and offering that you feel my pain as well. I think it's a good place for us to be - to understand we all have a valid and wise perspective to offer, but that we also feel a very primal pain in our situation.