Daryl Wood's Blog

Again, life lessons smash into my world. Be compassionate. Be compassionate.

The one who calls with an ultimate purpose of telling you about his pain. He blames you. He doesn’t want to hear your story. Be compassionate. He is suffering. Make space for him to release some of his pain.

The one who calls to fulfill an obligation. He wants to complain about other people. He wants to feel powerful over you. He doesn’t want to hear your story. Be compassionate. He has his fears and challenges. Make space for him to release some of his suffering.

Thich Nhat Hanh encourages ‘compassionate listening’ for the sake of easing someone’s suffering and says ‘as long as compassion is alive in you, you are immunized against suffering.” Be compassionate.