Treat people as if
they were what they ought to be
and you help them to become
what they are capable of being.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Treat people as if
they were what they ought to be
and you help them to become
what they are capable of being.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Until he extends
his circle of compassion
to include all living things,
man will not himself find peace.
– Albert Schweitzer
Bible Summary:
A man and woman from the Levi tribe have a son. After three months, she can no longer hide him from the king, so she places him in a watertight reed basket and sets him in tall grass by the river. The king’s daughter sees the basket, has a slave girl (the baby’s sister) get it, and is surprised to find a Hebrew baby boy inside. She has the slave girl find a woman (the baby’s mother) to nurse it. Later, when the baby is old enough, the king’s daughter adopts him and names him Moses.
My Thoughts:
Compassion: The king’s daughter felt sorry for the Hebrew boy, a boy from the lowest class of people, showed him compassion and saved his life.
With compassion, we can change the world. Crossing the invisible boundary between classes of people is just a “hello” and smile away.