Category: Compassion without borders

“Let’s Climb Out of the Bucket” (My reflections on ‘Kony 2012’)

My dad often tells a story about what it means to be a crabber (someone who catches crabs). The crabbers place their catches, one by one, into a bucket. Eventually, the bucket is full enough for some crabs to have the opportunity to stretch their claws to the rim of the bucket, and escape. But…

March 19, 2012
I answer the Q: What does “compassion without borders” mean to me?

Below is an essay that won a competition in celebration of a visit to my university by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. It was printed in a booklet, and gifted to His Holiness. We had been challenged to answer (in 500 words or less) this question: “What does ‘compassion-without-borders’ mean to you?” Read more […]

March 3, 2012

“Let’s Climb Out of the Bucket” (My reflections on ‘Kony 2012’)