05-04-2011, 02:04 PM
(05-04-2011, 01:16 PM)thefool Wrote: 'Worrying about others is a Big Burden to carry.'
I assume he meant literally worrying/fretting about others, which isn't productive, rather than doing what we can to help them, which is productive, provided they want our help.
(05-04-2011, 01:16 PM)thefool Wrote: Some people make themselves feel special by constantly pointing to others.
Do you mean judging others at the exclusion of looking in the mirror? Or helping others just for the fame and glory? Like the mega-church pastor who starts humanitarian projects just for the recognition? If so, I agree those are self-serving.
(05-04-2011, 01:16 PM)thefool Wrote: But the real change comes from changing ourselves...
True. But part of the 'change' is learning to have compassion for others, and reaching out to them in love. It's a necessary change to quit being fixated only on self, but to care about other-selves at least 51%. That's what changing ourselves is all about. Caring about other-selves, and changing ourselves to become more loving/forgiving/accepting/caring, IS the change of self that needs to happen! That's what the STO path is all about.