This is one of the most significant ways of initiating the growth of a critical mass.
As that mass grows, kind hearts and actions will realign our planet, like-minded leaders will emerge, and gross inconsistencies will be reduced and eventually eliminated.
Mother Teresa was an outstanding example of how one person's way of seeing the world can change the world itself. When asked how she could continue day after day?, her response, "In each person," she said, "I see the face of Christ in one of his more distressing disguises."
"Walk in the Great Way" by doing charity work or supporting candidates for public office who embody compassionate action. Vow to make a difference on a daily basis throughout your life, which might be as simple as refusing to join in denouncing others or categorizing them as "evil" or "defective."
After all, so many of the wars that currently rage on our planet are rooted in religious hatred that perpetuates the imbalances pointed out in the Tao Te Ching.
In the following excerpt from the Koran, the great prophet Muhammad tells the followers of Islam to practice compassionate action. We can use his teaching to make a daily difference during our own lives.
Behave beneficently toward the neighbor
That is a kinsman and the neighbor that is
a stranger and the companion by your side.
He who behaves ill toward his neighbor is not
a believer, nor can ever be one.
One who eats his fill while his neighbor
is hungry by his side is not a believer.
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