Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Widening our circle of compassion




All photos: Arizona
(c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa

A human being is a part of a whole, called by us "universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Albert Einstein

2 comments:

Roswila said...

Hi Eva,

I am so excited that you've started a photo blog. And look forward to many visits with all our relatives.

Thanks for putting up that Einstein quote, BTW. A lot of my elderhood growing pains are from continuing to stretch the boundaries of my circle of compassion. :-)

Many blessings!

Eva Yaa Asantewaa said...

Thank you! Visit often! This is a journey of stretching for me, too! :-)