Pride Comes Before A Fall

If we’re conceited or self-important,
something will happen to make us look foolish,
and we realise that we are not as special as we think we are.

Whatever we think we know, that in itself reveals partial understanding. We can live a life with pride in what we do and say, but when we’re taken outside our comfort zone, we fall apart, just like everyone else.

Knowing something isn’t the same as pure knowingness – these two are worlds apart.
We can be clever and talented, but still not know what we are.
We can be a simpleton, and know what we are.

When we know what we are, we know what everyone else is.
That is the definition of compassion.