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We must forgive each other our arising, for our existence always torments others. The golden rule in the midst of this mutual misery has always been, not to do no harm, but as little as possible; and not to love one another, but as much as you can.
Source: Excerpt B: The Many Ways We Touch - The Calculus of Uncomfort
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For-Give and For-Get!
What goes around, comes around.
When it comes around it is so much stronger.
Support and happiness is for “giving” and only then for “getting”
Huh? How can our 'arising' torment others? The implication in this is tthat there is no way to truly come to a place of peace and harmonious living. How sadly pessimistic.
I think it is optimistic. If you understand these lines you can move forward and grow from a whole place. It's a wonderful description of the unenlightened state where everyone subconsciously pretend to be god himself, or you may say god pretends to be a lower him-self and it's a necessary and beautiful step exactly as the enlightenment itself. God's evolving all the time and the fact that we can see so much into the next step is what, eventually will bring it. That clear seeing of the present and future emphasizes our role and responsibility in it.
I think it makes a lot of sense. True compassion means not to idealize it out of human reach.
My Grandmother used to say,
“Everyone is doing the best that they can for where they're at.”
And who would dare argue with my Grandmother? LOL
I actually agree! Nice one.