Compassion in Our Society
Our focus this week — Dec 10-16: “Compassion”
Today’s MotD: Compassion in Our Society. Why is it in this day and age that showing compassion towards someone or being in a position where we would benefit from some compassion is seen as a sign of weakness ? Why do we value strength to the degree that we do that in the process we fail to make room for understanding someone who may be feeling helpless or lost ? In reality, it takes quite a bit of internal strength to allow ourselves to be seen as needing help or compassion.
In this moment, I’m reminded of the 100s of videos I’ve seen over the years where people have rushed to the aid of helpless animals, or cut free every size of aquatic creature that was tangled in fishing lines, nets, and/or various forms of plastic, or dared to rescue people who’s lives were in immediate danger. It absolutely amazes me and makes my heart melt to watch such humanity. In all of these cases, helpless beings were in life threatening situations.
And yet, when someone is helpless and it’s not life threatening, we as a society tend to be less compassionate, less understanding. An influencer on Instagram posted a story today where, while walking through Costco, he noticed a woman who looked like she’d been crying. Where most people (maybe even myself, if I’m honest) would keep going, this guy stopped to ask her if she was okay. At first she was embarrassed, she was trying to hide it. Because he was sincere in his asking, she shared her story. Helping to console her and offering some advice, she was uplifted. Later when he saw her again, she was smiling and shared how she took his advice to heart. That one small gesture on his part changed not only her day but his and now mine because he shared their story. It beautifully demonstrated the value in compassion.
Our challenge becomes being willing to be compassionate and understanding of other peoples’ situations AND also being willing to allow ourselves to be vulnerable enough to seek compassion from others. Our other challenge is to become aware of and overcome whatever fears that keep us from being vulnerable and/or compassionate.
How about you ? Do you tend hide from others what you’re struggling with or going through ? What is it that keeps you from sharing ? Do you tend to more compassionate towards others than towards yourself ?
BTW…Here’s the before…the front and back view of today’s puzzle piece and the pretty ceramic box that holds all my numbers from which I randomly choose each day’s puzzle piece number:
Peace & Blessings,
Maureen
The Mandala Lady
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ABOUT THE 2025 Mandalas of the Day
Throughout the year, I’ll be building one large (48”x48”) Tibetan-styled Mandala one piece at a time…one puzzle piece at a time, that is. The mandala design and the reversed puzzle side were printed on artist-quality watercolor paper. The forward facing puzzle side was printed on a 48”x48” wood panel.
Each day, at random, I’ll be painting in watercolors one of the 365 watercolor puzzle pieces, that by the end of the year will become Archangel Mandala #4. Read more about the Archangel Series. The word/message for each piece will be inspired by Melody Beattie’s book “52 Weeks of Conscious Contact”.
Ultimately, the message of this mandala is about how we are all uniquely part of the one.
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