The World is becoming a tough place to live in.  There is a visible lack of compassion which leads to unhappiness and suffering.  Here is a little secret to develop compassion in your everyday life!

Selfishness is the greatest enemy to Compassion.  It is not easy to overcome selfishness.  Though a little of it is needed to make sure that you get all essentials in life, there is certainly a limit.

So what’s the secret to overcome selfishness and develop compassion?  

Realize and Accept the impermanent nature of life.

Impermanence of life is a true fact.  But our minds are trained to ignore or overlook this fact.  We believe that we will live for ever in this world.  This makes us more selfish to accumulate everything beyond the necessity.  And when all these limits are broken, compassion is gone!

So the next time you must make an non-compassionate decision, think about the impermanence of life.  It is a little secret, but it works!

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