This week, we’ve discussed both our families of blood as well as our families of choice. Larger than any of those is the human family comprised of all human beings. The Dalai Lama said:
“My message is that practice of compassion, love and kindness. Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed. Deep down there is no difference.”
In a world with deep divisions, sectarian violence and war, how able are you to view everyone as a member of the human family? What kind of feelings does that view afford? For example, is there more compassion in recognition of the fact that all of us share the human condition? Is the notion of human family overly idealistic, or does it have value and application in our modern world?