"Celebrating the Charter for Compassion" By Blanca Morales with photos by Miguel Conchas
An article for the Logos, the University of the Incarnate Word Student newspaper, November, 2009.
In the last few weeks, a worldwide movement recognizing unity and harmony among all was unraveled across distinct traditions, ethnicities, and religions.
“The Charter of Compassion is a cooperative effort to restore not only compassionate thinking but, more importantly, compassionate action to the center of religious, moral and political life,” states CharterofCompassion.org. “Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries.”
The Charter is a universal record that invites people of all faiths, all nations, and all backgrounds to proclaim the principle embraced by all, often referred to as the Golden Rule. The Golden Rule asks that we use empathy to put ourselves in others’ shoes and act toward them in the way that we would like them to act toward us.