I have never belonged wholeheartedly to country or State, to my circle of friends or even to my own family… Such isolation is sometimes bitter, but I do not regret being cut off from the understanding and sympathy of other men. I lose something by it,to be sure, but I am compensated for it in being rendered independent of the customs, opinions and prejudices of others, and am not tempted to rest my peace of mind upon such shifting foundations.
#Albert Einstein#Life#Country#Regret#Independent#Cutting#Men#Justice#Understanding#Mind#Liberty#Peace Of Mind#Prejudice#Opinion#Bitter#Isolation#Sometimes#Circle Of Friends#Wholeheartedly#Circles#Foundation#Shifting#States#Tempted#Customs#Loses#My Own
We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations.
#Albert Einstein#Thinking#Compassion#People#Mind#Prison#Delusion#Situation#Universe#Circles#Connected#Feels#Jobs#Separateness#Whole