what is the compassionate thing to do?
to accept that the second question as the "correct" question, one has to accept that compassion takes precedence over personal gain. and to understand the basis of compassion, one needs to understand one's individual role in relation to the wider world. to understand each of our roles, we need to deeply consider and reflect on the nature of our existence.
seeing compassion as the backbone of our lives - this has personally been (and still is to a certain extent) counterintuitive. and if i want to do this with resolve, i have to fully convince myself about this, one step at a time.
