You can't turn on a TV without somebody reminding us how something is broken. It can leave people with a sense of helplessness and a yearning for some straight answers. There are many people out there willing to try to supply them, and most fall short. Instead of easy answers, maybe we need some common sense perspective. One source for everyday wisdom is Facebook. What? True, most of what's posted there is far from wise or even relevant, but type in Dalai Lama under "search" and you can receive observations from this revered Tibetan Buddhist leader each day. You don't have to be very religious at all (or know Richard Geer) to relate to what the Dalai Lama has to say. Here's a quote from yesterday: Some people think that cultivating compassion is good for others but not necessarily good for themselves, but this is wrong. You are the one who benefits most directly since compassion immediately instills in you a sense of calm, inner strength, and a deep confidence and satisfaction, whereas it is not certain that the object of your feeling of compassion will benefit. I feel a sense of serenity already. It makes me rethink what had me all hot and bothered in the first place.
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