Something to ponder...

[Guest RyanCade]

Just thought I would share a quote by Albert Einstein. I posted this in one of my threads a long time ago. I was reading it this morning and was compelled to share it again, minus the rant that preceded last time.

 

I don't want to impose my own thoughts just yet, rather I would be interested in hearing your thoughts. Thanks :-)

 

A human being is part of the whole called

by us universe, a part limited in time and

space. We experience ourselves, our

thoughts and feelings as something

separate from the rest. A kind of optical

delusion of 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 the prison by

widening our circle of compassion to

embrace all living creatures and the

whole of nature in its beauty. ... We

shall require a substantially new manner

of thinking if mankind is to survive.

 

~Albert Einstein