Greed Vs Compassion

There are many instincts that we are born with the two I want to discuss today is greed and compassion.

I feel that compassion is more than having empathy with someone’s situation. It is about trying to understand it and in most situations there is a choice you can make. It’s the choice to help. Your help can be in a physical way IE that you can provide, food, money etc or it can be emotional IE a hug, words of comfort etc. We are made to help each other so; it is built into our genetics to have compassion for another human being. We can offer this neighborly service in such an array of ways the possibilities are endless.

Then there is the flip side to this emotion which is greed. It seems that this is becoming more and more acceptable and visible in our country these days. Many people have started focusing on themselves and no one else, not even their own families or workers or friends.  Greed is something that destroys the person who is showing these signs as well as everyone who may come into contact with such a person directly or indirectly. It is severely destructive and also has many facets of showing its signs. Whether it is greediness for money, affection, worldly items or even recognition or popularity, it destroys everything in its path. Sometimes this also shows as greediness for time in the sense that someone won’t make time for someone else, like in my case to let someone know they hit your dog. It would have taken 5 minutes to ensure the dog is ok, but instead they rush off without consideration.

We should practice our compassion. Offer that listening ear, the shoulder to cry on. Get rid of those extra blankets you had in storage for the last 2 years and offer a piece of your heart. Take the time to find the person whose card you just picked up, or to tell the person in front that they forgot an item at the till. The return is always seven times more if you are willing to wait without expectance. Let us bring humanity back into our society by caring that little bit more for others who will in turn care that little more about us. After all every one knows the saying “Do unto others as you want done unto you”. And “what goes around comes around” What will you do today to make someone else’s life a little brighter?