The
Buddha taught people to consider others as themselves,
and themselves as others, meaning not only human
beings, but all living things. If we understood
ourselves better—our likes and dislikes,
hopes, fears, and other feelings—we would
understand others better, too, and would know
how to behave in our relationships with them,
without needing to be told. We do not like to
suffer, do we? Well, neither do others; they
are just like us in this respect.
What
we need to do is to listen to ourselves, and
feel our pain, instead of depending so much
upon others to teach us; deep inside us, we
already know. |
