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WEDNESDAY MEDITATION
The Power of Love and Compassion Can Change a Person’s Life
Love + Compassion as a practice of freedom
Spirit, help me to spread Love so that others may experience freedom.
With so much hate going on in the world, it seems a little Love can go a long way. I saw a horrific video of a 14-year-old boy attempting to be kidnapped by the Islamic Republic of Iran security forces. A man in uniform was dragging this young boy on his back down the street. Suddenly, a woman steps in to help the boy.
Then a crowd of people gathers around to protect the boy, as another man in uniform continues to try and grab this young boy. The caption says these men were most likely wanting to rape and kill the young boy.
And yet, the heroic act of the woman is what caught my eye. She stepped in out of Love and Compassion.
Just minutes after this woman steps in to protect the boy, the video shows him running…