A need for two sets of Eyes.
We all have the instinct to feed our own appetites.
I can be fully aware while being fully apathetic of the issues that surround me. What turns awareness into action is compassion. Until I truly have compassion on people who are suffering, who are being lied to, who are ignorant, even when they are my abusers, my awareness will keep me at a safe distance. I will build no bridges and fill no gaps.
For years I was aware of a void I could not fill, yet cold stoicism fueled apathy even as self-injury inflicts pain disguised as healing. The compassion and prayers of others are what brought me to realize my need for something more than this world could offer. Even now, years after salvation I struggle with instinct and have a need to know how to have compassion for others.
