Compassion

Compassion

Once a man stood quietly

on a September street corner.

He held up a sign

that quoted Hippocrates,

It said, “The soul is the same

in all living creatures,

although the body of each

is different.”

As a woman walked by

she remarked,

“I agree completely!

Except the human race

is pretty disgusting

compared to the rest.”

“Dear woman,” said the man,

“If you don't condemn the Earth

and you don't condemn Earths

creatures, why then

do you condemn man alone?

All creatures, including man

are sons and daughters of

the same Mother Earth.

Like cats, we are curious.

Like dogs, we are loyal

to our allegiances.

Just as bees,

we are social creatures.

We sing like whales,

build metropolises like termites,

forge empires like ants,

and bury our dead

like prairie dogs.

Like many animals,

we have great compassion

for our young.

Like many creatures,

we stand by our chosen mates

to the death.

Look upon

your fellow humans

humanely and with compassion

and you soon

will begin to notice

compassion in others as well

Now, it's true,

there are a few people

who do terrible things

but remember, my friend,

someone wiser than I

once said that humanity

is a great ocean of life.

If a few drops are dirty

it doesn't

spoil the whole sea.”

Dewey Dirks