If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama
Sometimes the Five of Cups reminds me of someone indulging in a pity party. When we’re on the outside looking in, it’s tempting to judge those people harshly, but when we’re the woe-begotten one, it’s easy to justify a morose celebration of all that has gone wrong. In either case, though, it’s important to remember that we are all doing the best we can with what we’ve got. Then, setting aside both judgments and justifications, it’s important to know that there are ways out.
One way out of a pity party is to help others who are worse off than we are. First of all, this puts our own problems into perspective, as indicated by the old saying, “I was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” But secondly, and more importantly, it presents us with the wonderful opportunity of helping others, as explained in the above quote from the 14th Dalai Lama.
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