indifference

Specific moments of insight on our part which leads to benevolent behaviour does not outweigh our moments of ignorance or indifference. I saw a picture on the cover of the Globe and Mail today which disgusted me: two Western tourists in Thailand soaking up the sun, while devastation is evident in the background of the photo, so even in this moment, indifference does exist.

Anyway, while I think we give ourselves too much of a pat on the back, I also think that these moments of virtuosity are positive in that they show what we are capable of. As wel know that we have the capability for compassion, the next step in our evolution hopefully will be an increased level of other-consciousness. Hopefully, that consciousness will spread to the disseminators of information through the mass medeia as well