At that very moment, when things are
difficult – at that very moment of panic or fear, that moment of loneliness or
anger – that is actually the key moment for a person who is wishing to open
their heart and their mind, because these are the moments where life can soften
us. The difficulties of our life can
soften us, make us kinder to each other and make us more compassionate.
--Pema Chödrön, Pain and Compassion (1997)
Image source: Oswaldo Guayasamin, panel from Age of Anger, https://journals.worldnomads.com/ivan_miral/story/28461/Ecuador/Guayasamin-and-the-suffering-of-Latin-America-ive
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