Source https://zenhabits.net/healing/
By Leo Babauta
The country I live in has a pretty bitter divide between many of its people, and I’ll admit that it often feels hopeless to me.
If you don’t live in the U.S., I’m sure you can see a similar divide in your country as well: People judging each other, angry and fearful, feeling very little understanding and compassion.
We’re all doing it, and blaming the other side.
So what can we do to heal this divide?
For me, the answer lies in compassion. Compassion for others in our country, and in the world, who are suffering. Compassion for our neighbors, for people who have different views, for people who are afraid and who just want a good life. Compassion for ourselves as we try to make our way through a difficult situation.
But compassion is difficult right now, so just telling people to have compassion doesn’t work. The problem is that our vi…