One of my observations is the ease with which our minds protect us. We are not anything like what we think we are. It is the mind's ability to construct a rational world that both excites and frustrates us, which makes us human. When we observe what has happened in China and Myanmar, we can see more clearly why the human brain has an automatic shield than engulfs and buffers our emotions and reactions to extreme change.
Our Grief at What Has Happened in Asia
As humans, we belong to a species that has experienced extreme hardship and pain. It is the culmination of all the suffering and grief of previous people living their lives in extremely bad situations that has produced the human mind and given us the gift of peace at times when there is no peace.
As humans, we share a common past in which there was enormous suffering. We presently share in the grief and hardship of our friends in Myanmar and China as they struggle to survive. We know of their pain and we are aware of their grieving. We grieve with them. We share their suffering because, as human beings, we share and have a common past of extreme suffering by man, and this is what makes us human.
It is this shared past of grief and hurting that makes us aware and makes us human. We care because we have knowledge of pain. We love because we have the experience of peace and hope that others can bring to our damaged worlds. Our hearts go out to the people of Myanmar and of China. Let us help you in your grief and in the challenges that you face. Working together there is more hope! You are in our thoughts.