Being Human

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the 'Universe' a part limited in time and space. You experience yourself as seperate from the rest__a kind of optical delusion of your consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in it's beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.

-Albert Einstien-