Compassion

Am I incapable of caring for people? I feel like so many people in my life have assisted me even though they don't really need to. I, in return, rarely do anything for them. I wish I could develop the capacity to put other people before me. Emily said you don't develop that kind of emotion until you are truly in love or having a kid. This made me think, how amazing a mother's love is. It's so unconditioned. I wish I could love my fellow human beings like that. Got to learn giving and taking.

If craving is the source of sufferings, then logically, learning how to give will undo the cause. If a person can be truly compassionate, then he truly realizes what it means by "no self."

I don't really understand, but what is it about human nature that we cannot learn contentment, but desiring more and more, like power, money, and attention? Why do we take the sickly pleasures in other peoples' failures? Why do we sometimes involve in gossips and divisive talks that bring people apart? And how can we be so indifferent to other peoples' sufferings?