Getting over yourself (Discovering True Compassion: Rising Above Self-Centeredness)
A dear colleague of mine experienced the heartbreaking loss of a loved one. Revelation: The news shook me, so I immediately reached out to other colleagues with whom I assumed we shared the same level of friendship. I discovered something that left me taken aback. It turned out that many of them had been aware of my friend's loved one's deteriorating health for quite some time. They had been privy to the details of the illness, the various treatments attempted, and the emotional roller coaster she had been riding. I, on the other hand, had been completely oblivious. Nevertheless, I made the decision to visit her and offer my condolences after she returned from the burial. A short while after I had a chance encounter with another colleague whom I hadn't seen in a while, I mentioned my plans to visit our grieving friend. To my surprise, they delved into a conversation about the illness, sharing all the details I had been unaware of. As I listened to him, a seed of d