The role of Compassion

As I have been thinking about my experiences with people that are dealing with different types of conflict, I can't help but think about the role that compassion MUST play in order for something to get resolved. By "compassion" I mean the love and mercy that comes with treating another person as they wish to be treated, with equality and meaning. We are all human, and have an innate desire to be recognized and validated as a person of value and significance. This doesn't mean that we all wish to become great symbols of excellence or success, although some do, but rather to be important to another person (at least one).

We need to have compassion on ourselves in order to be humble enough to seek forgiveness of ourselves and others. We need to have compassion to give and offer forgiveness to another. We need to have compassion for those that may be passing through hard times. We need to have compassion for those with whom we are having conflict, in order to overcome our differences and to be able to once again see each other as validated human beings of importance and worth.

We all pass through times in our lives that we are also in need of compassion from others. We need compassion for the hard times we pass. We need to receive compassion when seeking forgiveness. We need to receive compassion when in conflict with another, to be able to be seen by another, and to see another, as a human being of worth and value.

In my opinion, we are all important, valuable and human beings of great worth. We all serve a purpose and are to help one another in those times of need. We need to have compassion for each other, because we are not perfect, and after all, we are human.