I agree with Karen Armstrong when she writes,
"The spiritual life cannot begin until
people allow themselves to be invaded
by the reality of suffering,
and how fully it permeates our whole experience,
and feel the pain of other beings,
even those to whom we do not feel congenial."
"The spiritual life cannot begin until
people allow themselves to be invaded
by the reality of suffering,
and how fully it permeates our whole experience,
and feel the pain of other beings,
even those to whom we do not feel congenial."